[al baby]

He worked as a cargo loader on planes, giving him knowledge and experience in the aviation industry, which was in its infancy in 1971.

WTF?

[Cindy]

From the FBI press release - SNIPPET - Quote:

"He worked as a cargo loader on planes, giving him knowledge and experience in the aviation industry, which was in its infancy in 1971.

Because his job required him to throw cargo out of planes, Cooper would have worn an emergency parachute in case he fell out. This would have provided him with working knowledge of parachutes but not necessarily the functional knowledge to survive the jump he made."