Part 1, page 11

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COOPER IS NO 'ROBIN HOOD'

Despite some attempts to prove otherwise through opportunism and commercialism, the person who labels himself as "D. B. Cooper" is--if he is still alive--no modern-day Robin Hood. He is a thief and a criminal of the highest order. He demonstrated more than passing knowledge of the air en- vironment, especially parachuting. It is possible that "D. B. Cooper's" path may have crossed that of airline per- sonnel--and airline pilots--at some time under another name. He is re- ported to have a bitter hatred against the airlines--he may have worked for one.

For these reasons PILOT BULLETIN is printing the specifications of the criminal that extorted $200,000 from Northwest Airlines on Nov. 24, 1971. Two artist drawings of "Cooper" are included in the hopes they may prod the memories of ALPA members who may have seen or known him in the past.

The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion describes the man as follows: Race: White Age: Mid-40s

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Artists sketch of Cooper with and without glasses

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Height: 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet Weight: 170 to 180 pounds Build: Average to well built Complexion: Olive, Latin ap- pearance, medium smooth Hair: Dark brown or black, nor- mal style, parted on left, combed back, sideburns, low ear level Eyes: Possibly brown; during lat- ter part of flight put on dark wrap- around sunglasses with dark rims Voice: Low, spoke intelligently, no particular accent

Characteristic: Heavy [smoker,] Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes [text cut off at right margin] Wearing apparel: Black [and] white shirt, narrow [black tie,] dress suit, black rain-type [coat,] dark topcoat, brown shoes; [carried] paper bag 4 inches by 12 inches and dark briefcase or [attache] case

If you have any information that might lead to the identity of [this] in- dividual, please contact the [nearest] FBI office.

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ALPA PRESSES FOR ACTION ON MID-AIR COLLISIONS

Pointing to a "needless slaughter" resulting from 70 mid-air collisions of U. S. airliners in the past 25 years, ALPA urged congressional action to make collision-avoidance equipment a mandatory requirement for all aircraft operating in government-controlled airspace.

In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation on Dec. 1, the Association emphasized the in- creasing hazards of mid-air accidents. A study made by the Department of Transportation, ALPA said, projected that by 1980 there would be approxi- mately 10 mid-air collisions occurring each year. In 1971, there were four such tragedies.

ALPA recommended two govern- ment actions that should be taken im- mediately to reduce or eliminate the mid-air collision hazard:

"The first of these requires an im- mediate decision on the part of the U. S. government that the use of an ade- quate collision avoidance system or proximity warning indicator should be made mandatory for every aircraft operated within controlled airspace."

"The other action requires that the Federal Aviation Administration take a more realistic and sophisticated approach to inflight segregation of military and general aviation aircraft from airline and other high performance civil aircraft."

In addition to these recommenda- tions, ALPA asked for a live evalua- tion of the several collision avoidance systems now available. Recognizing that installation of these systems would entail particular burdens for light plane owner, ALPA called for devel- opment of a plan to help them finance this hardware.

Although ALPA does not endorse any particular equipment now being offered as solutions to the collision problem, it supported the Senate bill under consideration (S. 2264), which would facilitate the installation of collision avoidance devices. "The establishment of definite compliance dates," ALPA said, "will also empha- size the urgency of the problem and [take it out of the 'study' category]..." [text continues below page boundary]

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FAA Continuing Taxiway - Exit Identification Light Test At JFK And Newark

The September 1971 PILOT BUL- LETIN announced the beginning of testing of taxiway exit lighting on Newark runway 4L-22R. Now the test is ready to be implemented on runway 31R-13L. The runway [tests] show red threshold lights at [the] ends. Green flush centerline [lights] at runway and taxiway intersections are the main features of the [test], along with green curved lead-in lights at the center taxiway [signs].

The airlines have [probably] ready issued information and [proce-] dures to pilots operating into [these] airports. FAA will provide [additional] information. ALPA requests [that] pilots cooperate in this eva[luation]. Please send a copy of your [com-] [ments] to the ALPA Engineering and [Safety] Department for information. [text cut off]