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GMT
TIME
0628 (10:28 PM, PST)
OAK ARTCC: Northwest three zero five left heading zero six zero
(RNO)
NW305: Okay zero six zero three oh five
NW305: On this kinda configuration uh we make pretty shallow
turns cause it kills off our speed pretty much if we make
.a standard
OAK ARTCC: I understand you need a long final into Reno so I'm
(RNO) taking you up about oh twenty five or thirty miles north
of Reno
NW305: Okay
0632
OAK ARTCC: Reno Approach Center
(EO3)
RNO Twr: Reno
OAK ARTCC: Let's see if we can give you a handoff Northwest three
(EO3) zero five
RNO Twr: I don't see anything west yet
OAK ARTCC: Okay stretch your radar well out to the northwest
(EO3)
RNO Twr: Okay. I'm out fifty miles now
0633 (10:33 PM, PST)
OAK ARTCC: Okay
(EO3)
RNO Twr: Is he still on thirty one
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(10:33 PM, PST)
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Air traffic control radio transcript between Oakland ARTCC (OAK ARTCC), Northwest Airlines Flight 305 (NW305), and Reno Tower (RNO Twr). At 0628 GMT (10:28 PM PST), OAK ARTCC gives NW305 a heading of 060. NW305 notes that in their current configuration they make shallow turns because sharp turns kill their speed. OAK ARTCC acknowledges and says they are routing NW305 on a long final 25-30 miles north of Reno. At 0632 GMT, OAK ARTCC contacts Reno Approach to arrange a handoff of NW305. Reno Tower initially doesn't see NW305 on radar and is asked to extend radar range to the northwest. By 0633 GMT (10:33 PM PST), Reno Tower confirms they are scanning out fifty miles and asks if NW305 is still on frequency 31.
Handwritten annotations converting GMT times to Pacific Standard Time: 0628 GMT = 10:28 PM PST, 0633 GMT = 10:33 PM PST.
Page numbering stamp showing page 208 of the larger document, and a DB Cooper file reference number 502.
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