DB Cooper

[FLYJACK 777]

17 minutes ago, olemisscub said:

He seemed totally indifferent to what parachutes he was going to be given, otherwise he’d have been more specific beyond just describing in broad terms what he wanted when he said fronts and backs. 

I’ve used the analogy many times and I’ll stick with it. Cooper essentially asked for a truck and a trailer. He could have specified a Ford F-150 or a Chevy Silverado, but he didn’t. “Truck and a trailer” is as generic as “front and back”. You’re simply describing in the most general terms what you want. 

So they delivered Cooper a truck and a trailer but the truck had no trailer hitch. He bitches briefly about the lack of a trailer hitch but never bitched about the generic truck they gave him. 

As Chilton just said, this indicates that he didn’t care what type of truck they gave him or didn’t know trucks well enough to specify in the first place.

Doubt it...  big difference jumping with a main vs bailout.

Your analogy isn't a good one..  a bailout rig doesn't have a reserve/trailer.. and a Chevy/Ford pickup are interchangeable.. a main and reserve are not.

Asking for backs and fronts indicates a  back main and front chest reserve. D ring complaint indicates he still thought they were main/reserves..

This issue has never really been explored before in this case.

But either.

Cooper didn't realize they were bailout rigs and jumped anyway.. indicates some/little parachute experience.

or

Cooper realized he got bailout rigs and jumped anyway.. he didn't reject them and ask for mains.. intentionally jumping with a bailout rig in those conditions tells us something about Cooper.

 

But, how many jumpers would intentionally jump with a bailout rig in those conditions rather than refuse them and ask for a main..  

[lxchilton 3]

42 minutes ago, FLYJACK said:

But, how many jumpers would intentionally jump with a bailout rig in those conditions rather than refuse them and ask for a main..  

It's a good question but you also have to include the fact that he's already so delayed by the fueling et al; Cooper has to weigh the value of each moment he's still on the ground as it's far more likely to impact his ability to complete his heist.

No one can storm the plane in the air and so he might make decisions that are counterintuitive if we are trying to pin down his level of experience off of one or two actions.