Part 70, page 64

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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 environment, especially parachuting. It is possible that "D. B. Cooper's" path may have crossed that of airline personnel--and airline pilots--at some time under another name. He is reported 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 Investigation 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 appearance, medium smooth Hair: Dark brown or black, normal style, parted on left, combed back, sideburns, low ear level Eyes: Possibly brown; during latter part of flight put on dark wrap-around sunglasses with dark rims Voice: Low, spoke intelligently, no particular accent

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Characteristic: Heavy smoker of Raleigh filter-tip cigarettes Wearing apparel: Black suit, white shirt, narrow black tie, black dress suit, black rain-type overcoat or dark topcoat, brown shoes; carried paper bag 4 inches by 12 inches by 14 inches and dark briefcase or attache case

If you have any information which might lead to the identity of this individual, 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 increasing hazards of mid-air accidents. A study made by the Department of Transportation, ALPA said, projected that by 1980 there would be approximately 10 mid-air collisions occurring each year. In 1971, there were four such tragedies.

ALPA recommended two government actions that should be taken immediately to reduce or eliminate the mid-air collision hazard:

"The first of these requires an immediate decision on the part of the U. S. government that the use of an adequate 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 recommendations, ALPA asked for a live evaluation 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 development 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 emphasize the urgency of the problem and take it out of the 'study' category."

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

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

The airlines have probably already issued information and procedures to pilots operating into these airports. FAA will provide additional information. ALPA requests that pilots cooperate in this evaluation. Please send a copy of your conclusions to the ALPA Engineering and Air Safety Department for information purposes.

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