ReportReno Airport Traffic Control Tower transcript of radio communications with NW Flight 30529 November 1971page 5 of 10
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Part 24, page 658

DB Cooper-4055

Document date 29 November 1971

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NW305: EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED ON THE ALT

0643 GMT

RNO TWR DN: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE STAIRS NOW SIR

NW305: AH WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ANYBODY YET UH TRYING TO CONTACT HIM AND AH THEY'RE STILL DOWN SO I UH HAVEN'T DECIDED YET AH WE MIGHT COME IN AND LAND WITH THEM DOWN THERE'D BE SOME SPARES SO

RNO TWR DN: OKAY IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CIRCLE I'D SUGGEST YOU'D MAINTAIN ABOVE EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED

NW305: OKAY IS THAT EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED ON THE CIRCLE

RNO TWR DN: THAT'S OKAY

NW305: OKAY THANK YOU

0644 GMT

RNO TWR DN: NORTHWEST THREE ZERO FIVE IF YOU DECIDE TO CIRCLE MAKE YOUR CIRCLE TO THE LEFT AND EAST OF THE LOCALIZER COURSE

NW305: THREE ZERO FIVE ROGER

0645 GMT

NW305: AND THREE ZERO FIVE WE'LL PROBABLY BE AN HOLDING IN THE MARKER AREA OR THE AREA OF THE MARKER HERE AH WE'LL CIRCLE TO THE LEFT

RNO TWR DN: OKAY

RNO TWR DN: THREE ZERO FIVE MAINTAIN EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FOR YOUR CIRCLE

NW305: AH THREE ZERO FIVE OKAY

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DB Cooper-4055