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McCoy was the only one who tried to cover his appearance..why didn't the others?

Because the others were stupid and all were easily caught.

that's not how they were caught...McCoy shot off his mouth..others were caught by prints etc...

that's not how they were caught...McCoy shot off his mouth..others were caught by prints etc...
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Yes, but they were all stupid.  Only DB planned it out well enough not to get caught.  Why would you not spend $2 on hair dye before walking in front of 39 eyewitnesses?  Why would you let Flo see your eyes if you were going to have the FBI LOOKING FOR YOU THE REST OF Your LIFE?  You'd be stupidly NOT to disguise yourself.

I don't think it's a case of planning it out so well as to getting lucky (if he survived) they don't really know where he jumped. they have an idea, but if he survived he had a huge head start on them...no planning needed. since they have zero information on him, it makes it extremely hard to find him...especially in the 70's...very unlike today..

I don't understand your last post.

In any case, my reason for thinking that he was wearing some sort Prague disguise is eyewitness accounts.  I think Flonsaid his eyes were a very dark,  PIERCING Brown.   That's an interesting adjective.  And many said his hair was very shiny,but never used the term dirty.  How often do you hear a man's hair being described as shiny, but not dirty?   Black hair dye, especially when recently dyed, gives a very shiny appearance.

Yes, a hat Might throw people off, but it wouldn’t change people’s description of the man unless it covered every inch of hair.  But why would wearing a hat be easier than putting $2 hair dye on your heads. Takes 10 minutes to Massage into the scalp and wash off.

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before walking in front of 39 eyewitnesses

a majority of these "witnesses" have nothing to add to the case. the passengers had no reason to recall Cooper since they didn't know what he was doing..that's why the descriptions differ..I say it all the time..tell me about the man/woman ahead of you at the supermarket..what were they wearing, age, etc.? since you have no reason to recall them, you will likely be way off on the description.

Yes, that is correct.  The vast majority had nothing to contribute, but s few did, including s witness or two inside the gate at the airport.  Certainly the FBI used these descriptions when speaking to bus drivers, cab drivers, etc that night, as well as providing a description to hundreds since then.  We don’t know for certain whether he wore a vague disguise or not.  I’m just saying it would make sense and it would also explain some of the physical descriptions provided by Flo and others that night.

I don't think it's a case of planning it out so well as to getting lucky (if he survived) they don't really know where he jumped. they have an idea, but if he survived he had a huge head start on them...no planning needed. since they have zero information on him, it makes it extremely hard to find him...especially in the 70's...very unlike today..

I am surprised to read this from you, as the planning of the skyjacking is what makes the case so interesting to so many.  Yes, I agree, there was also luck involved, but most of us on this forum would also agree that it was well-planned and Cooper fairly intelligent.