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. OM IAMNBAWNHPe D AN ® ~~ +f . + “ke oa ““ROBI Despite some attempts to prove otherwi:> through opportunism and commercialism, the person who labels himself as "D. B. Cooper" is--if he is stil! alive--no modern-day Robin Hood. He ts a thief and a criminal of the highest order, He demonstrated more than passing knowledge of the air en- vironment, especially parachuting. . [t is possible that "D, 8, Cooper's" poth may have crossed that of airline per- sonnel -~and airline pilots~-at some time under another name. He is re~ ported to have a bitter hatred against the cirlines-~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 hove seen or known him in the past. . : The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion describes the man as follows: Race: White Age: Mid~40s COOPR% IS NO HOOD’ Artists sketch of Cooper with and without glasses © — - _ Height: 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet Weight: 170 to 180 pounds Build: Average to well built Complexion: Olive, Latin op= | pearance, medium smootlt Hoir: Dark brown or black, nor mal style, parted on left, combed back, sideburns, low ear level . Eyes: Possibly brown; during lat- ter part of flight put on dark wrap-" around sunglasses with dark rims Voice: Low, spoke intelligently, no particular accent 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 yecrs, ALPA urged congressional action fo make collisicn-avaidence equipment a mandatory requirement for all circraft operating in government-controlled cirspoce. , In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation on Dec. 1, the Association emphasized the in- creasing hazards of mid-air accidents. A study made by the Department of Transportation, ALPA said, projected that by 1980 there would be approx~ imately 10 mid-air collisions occur- ring each year. In 1971, there were four such tragedies. ALPA recommended two govem- ment actions that should be taken im- mediately to reduce or eliminate the mid-air collision hazard: "The first of these requires an im- mediate decision on the part of the U. S. government that the use of an ade~ quate collision avoidance system or proximity. warning 3 i dic cator should aes ymode mondatoiyafor eve 9 reraft ice operated within controlled airspace. "The other action requires that the Federal Aviation Administration take a more realistic and sophisticated approcch to inflight segregation of military and general oviction aircraft . from airline and other high performance civil oireraft.’ , In addition to these recommenda- tions, ALPA asked for a five evalua- tion 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 devel- opment of a plan to help them finance this hardware. Although ALPA does n not endorse any particular equipment now. being -. offered as solutions to’ the collision problem, it supported the Sénate bill - under consideration (S$. 2264), which would facilitate the installation of collision avoidance devices. "The establishment of definite compliance dotes," ALPA said, "will also empho- - and size the urgency of the probles: Wearing apparel: white shirt, narrow blac dress suit, black roin- dork topeosi, brown shoes; ooh peper bag 4 inches by 12 ia a inches and dark briefcase orp case #3 If you have any informoti might lead to the identity off dividual, please contact th FBI offi ice. FAA Continui Newark. runway “AL-22R, test is ‘ready, to beim runway BIR-13L. The show red threshold lights at fhe ends, Green flush centerline ‘at runway and taxiway intefse: are the main feotures of th ready issued information dures to pilots operating i