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Burying the money with a boat is completely different. Obviously he could bury the cash then take the boat to another marina or beach and go about doing whatever he needs to do on land.

It's not like the cash is in the trunk of his car. It's not like the river is teeming with police.

Frankly it's a hell of a lot more plausible than the other options requiring floating logs, and unnoticed bodies, and money that finds its way out of the bank bag.

Was it L'Hommedieu who said that if he were Cooper, he would have used the river as a reference point on where to jump?

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From 10,000 seeing things on the ground at night with no cloud coverage is not going to be simple either. the river will be black. sure there were gaps in the clouds but it's not going to be that simple to survey the ground. a gap in the clouds in the flight path won't allow you to see east and west if you are above the clouds or in them.  Rat stated they were "in the soup"

The issues for me is how good a navigator was Cooper and could he see any ground markers. Did he know the area from above? Did he know the area at all, from any reference point? He knew he started from Portland, going to SEA, he referenced Tacoma, .......... we have no idea what his capabilities were. Could R99 have succeeded where R99 says Cooper failed and died ?

I believe it was daylight when Cooper describes things on the ground?

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I believe it was daylight when Cooper describes things on the ground?

There's also an assumption that DBC was correct. Meaning, we can't be certain that he actually pointed out Tacoma from the air and that it wasn't some other place.

I've said before that I've flown in and out of Seattle hundreds of times, therefore I am extremely familiar with the entire region which is huge. Tacoma--or for that matter, any specific location--isn't particularly easy to identify. If DBC was correct about identifying Tacoma, he had to have lived there or spent a lot of time flying in and out.

i agree but believe the reference was made while it was still daylight. I also mention how hard it is to identify from the sky in day or night conditions then toss in cloud coverage..

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i agree but believe the reference was made while it was still daylight. I also mention how hard it is to identify from the sky in day or night conditions then toss in cloud coverage..

This is a good point.

In the day with a cloudless sky, one may be able to pick out a landmark or two--i.e., Mt Rainier--which makes places somewhat easier to identify. However, with moderate cloud cover where some of the ground is covered, recognizing a specific area by way of looking down through a hole in the clouds is very difficult--again, unless you are very familiar with the area.