dudeman17 370 #66451 7 hours ago 10 hours ago, georger said: Parachuting back then was not precise. Actually it could be. They had landing accuracy contests that people would pinpoint. But that required controlling the precise exit point, which Cooper clearly did not do. Cooper certainly could not have been targeting a specific field where he might find a waiting accomplice or car. But targeting better terrain than worse was feasible and would go a long way to hope for an uninjured landing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georger 271 #66452 7 hours ago 5 minutes ago, dudeman17 said: Actually it could be. They had landing accuracy contests that people would pinpoint. But that required controlling the precise exit point, which Cooper clearly did not do. Cooper certainly could not have been targeting a specific field where he might find a waiting accomplice or car. But targeting better terrain than worse was feasible and would go a long way to hope for an uninjured landing. understood - agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georger 271 #66453 5 hours ago (edited) 2 hours ago, dudeman17 said: Actually it could be. They had landing accuracy contests that people would pinpoint. But that required controlling the precise exit point, which Cooper clearly did not do. Cooper certainly could not have been targeting a specific field where he might find a waiting accomplice or car. But targeting better terrain than worse was feasible and would go a long way to hope for an uninjured landing. understood - agree. (server went down and duplicated my post) Edited 4 hours ago by georger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
