here is one...

Man... if we could get that guy's entire analysis of the FDR, we'd probably get an accurate time for the jump... Where is *that* document...

I had some time to kill yesterday as my wife had a appointment in nearby Castle Rock. I took a ride up to the area of the Placard find location. It’s quite a few miles East of I 5. I’m not sure exactly how many miles “ as the crow flies “, but it’s quite a jaunt via wheels. Silver Lake is 7 to 8 miles, Toutle is 10 miles and it’s S E of Toutle. The area has been heavily hunted and logged over the last 47 years so it’s doubtful anything Cooper related is still lying around. I think Carroll Hicks has passed away but I’ve never got the name of his hunting partner. I am friends with several who grew up in Toutle and Longview/Kelso area. I encountered several logging trucks exiting the area stacked high so there’s plenty of logging activity as we speak.

That's my sense, Kermit - that the placard was found a long ways east of I-5. Now the question is, where was 305? How far east of I-5 was the plane?

That issue seems to still be in doubt.

I have decided to get back into the simulator cockpit again. some interest as come to my attention from others and the work is incomplete and needs to be documented. I will probably need help this time. in order to document any time stamping on a map might require two people. it has to be someone with aviation experience with map reading. I'm not sure the simulator will document the path itself that can be plotted after the flight. it has a blackbox but I don't know much about it....

I think a map showing exactly where the plane was during the flight will be just as valuable as showing a video of the flight itself. the map will show minute by minute plots.

That's where I stand at the moment. it's been bothering me for some time now and I believe the time is right to get it right...

Shutter

here is one...

I guess this is one of the cluster of 302s dated 12/2 to 12/9. After earlier documents at 11/24, 25, 26 ...

Again I ask: what FDR parameter does the 'little bob' at 8:09 refer to?  Altitude? 

And the assessed position of 305 at 8:09 in these docs is where ..... ?

Recall that at the 1976 Conference the DZ was moved clear down to "12 miles north of Portland" !

The last paragraph...

I'm not sure how they looked at the data. it's typically on foil. someone familiar with these boxes needs to answer that question. it scratches the data on the foil like a lie detector would.

But what parameter does the little bob refer to? Change in what? 

It's hard to say since it would pick up anything that counters the auto-pilot. that would be wind and turbulence that could cause "little Bobs" the auto-pilot is constantly making adjustments to keep it on the course it was given.

Turbulence can happen anywhere. bad area's are known and they will try to go around it.

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It's hard to say since it would pick up anything that counters the auto-pilot. that would be wind and turbulence that could cause "little Bobs" the auto-pilot is constantly making adjustments to keep it on the course it was given.

Is this during the period and the place where they said they had Turbulence ?

BTW its the pressure bump that is associated with Cooper leaving. FDR's dont measure pressure directly.

correct, but they used a microscope to see the small movements on the data.

It's odd they use the information but expand it further south at the same time?

yes we had all of this before ... including the microscope ... I just dont remember what the conclusion was if any ...