[LukeL]

The odds of anyone surviving a jump from 10,000+ feet in pitch black over a heavy forest at the cruising speed of a 727 is very slim. Even if he did manage to land without injury there is still the problem of navigating the NW woods to a rendezvous point. Even if we assume the plane was flying the exact course he instructed and he jumped at the exact time he planned he could easily be 20-30 miles off course and with no GPS a compass is not going to do a whole lot.

[Pontiac]

The odds of anyone surviving a jump from 10,000+ feet in pitch black over a heavy forest at the cruising speed of a 727 is very slim.

If I remember right the plane was flying through a storm at the time as well.

Then there is the fact that some of the money was found a few year ago which leads me to believe that D B Cooper died in the fall from the plane.

[nickcarraway]

One would think he had military experience jumping?

[nickcarraway]

Could he have pretended to jump and snuck off the plane later?

[elcid1970]

D.B. Cooper exited the Boeing 727 into a 500+ mph windstream and was instantly sucked ass-over-teakettle into his parachute and fell thousands of feet to his death. Simple.

[Balding_Eagle]

So you’re saying there’s a chance?