Part 45, page 239

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After the hijacker had determined the money and other items had been properly prepared, he permitted the passengers and part of the crew to deplane.

The pilot was then instructed to taxi to the active runway and take off. They were to head east and climb to 14,000 feet. The cabin was to be depressurized and the pilot was to fly to predesignated locations. The instructions from the hijacker began to take on the appearance of flight plans and they were delivered with increasing frequency, still using the stewardess as the messenger.

The hijacker covered the peephole from the cockpit into the cabin and then began to change clothes into a jump- suit, helmet, boots and parachute, which he did with the ease that comes with long hours of practice. Following these preparations, instructions were given that he be kept advised as to ground speed, flight speeds, wind speeds, altimeter settings and sky conditions. His last instructions were to go to Fairfield, Utah, Price and Grand Junction, after that he was not seen again. The pilot felt a slight surge of the airplane in the vicinity of the Provo, Utah, Airport, and thought the hijacker had jumped, so he sent the stewardess into the passenger compartment to verify his departure.

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