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Was he familiar with parachutes, or not?

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In multiple places the article states that Cooper appeared to be unfamiliar with parachutes and skydiving, but the the profiling section states this:

"Cooper appeared to be familiar with parachutes, although his experience level is unknown. Mucklow said Cooper, '...appeared to be completely familiar with the parachutes which had been furnished to him,' and told a journalist, 'Cooper put on [his] parachute as though he did so every day,' Cooper's familiarity with the military-style parachutes he was given has led to speculation that Cooper was a military parachutist and not a civilian skydiver."D.B cooper is one of the most wanted in the united states we believe that D.B cooper is not alive

This directly contradicts the assertion that he was inexperienced with parachutes and skydiving equipment. 45.48.147.50 (talk) 23:08, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All we can do is report on what witnesses and experts say. Some of them say he acted familiar with the parachutes. Some of them say he should have noticed that the chutes he was given had problems, and therefore he must be unfamiliar with them.
We can't reach into the past to decide who's right, we can only report both observations.
ApLundell (talk) 00:57, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The FBI transcript makes some statements that was an experienced chutist and others that suggest the opposite:
  • He was not an experienced skydiver and most probably received his jump training in the military.
  • The hijacker is probably not a sports parachutist nor is he a member of a sport parachute club.
  • The chest pack parachute the hijacker took with him was a dummy parachute. It was designed for lectures to demonstrate to new parachutists the proper method of opening a chest pack parachute. It is felt an experienced sports parachutist would probably have noticed this defect.
  • Since Unsub did not specify a specific type of chute ... , it is felt Unsub was not an experienced jumper or even a sport jumper.
Fabrickator (talk) 01:53, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect D. A. Cooper has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 8 § D. A. Cooper until a consensus is reached. Hey man im josh (talk) 13:48, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am DB Cooper (2022) movie

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Prime video. Reference add to movie and book references. 76.135.165.25 (talk) 06:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@76.135.165.25: Movie and book references belong on D. B. Cooper in popular culture. Fabrickator (talk) 20:12, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unnamed people: DB Cooper

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Can you put DB Cooper as an unnamed person? We don't know who he is. 2603:6080:6803:54C4:2A8C:F2CE:CCC4:6B9D (talk) 19:46, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is this?

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"In 1980, Braden was indicted by a Federal grand jury for driving an 18-wheeler full of stolen goods from Arizona to Massachusetts, but it is unknown whether there was a conviction in that case."

How is it unknown? Either he was charged and convicted, in which case there is a record, he was charged and _not_ convicted, in which case there is a record, or this is hearsay and shouldn't be in the article at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dstar3k (talkcontribs) 00:02, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]