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[-] CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ugh... This is all based on Dan Gryder's YouTube channel. He's not exactly the most trustworthy person. His channel is full of criticisms of pilots that have died flying that basically amount to "the pilot was dumb" and then when he causes a nearly mutli-fatal accident in a Lockheed 12A because he forgot to lock the tail wheel before landing, he feuds with the YouTuber that pointed this out.

He constantly derides the FAA and government in general, stating they are incompetent. He has stolen aircraft accident investigation evidence from a crash scene, a violation of federal statute. There's the defamation lawsuit he lost against a pilot in 2023 to the tune of $1 million. And he was arrested in 2009 at an airport in Georgia.

Dan Gryder is an attention seeker who will say anything to receive publicity.

Edit: here's the analysis on his Lockheed 12A crash: https://youtu.be/sQhA-R2kKbo?si=fWg9EwLirkXwBDOh

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

However the siblings who claim it was their father seem to just have happened to run into Gryder. And the fact that McCoy was actually convicted of robbing a plane with a similar modus operandi to Cooper..

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 year ago

Interesting, I kind of hope they're right. This is at least the third time I've heard the "family has evidence that dad was DB Cooper" story (including one from my home town), so it'd be nice if someone put the mystery to bed.

[-] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago
[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago

What kind of guy parachutes at night in the rain wearing a suit?

Tommy Wiseau?

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I still think D.B. Cooper was a woman, who died upon impact.

[-] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Akschully eaten and snorted by cocaine bear

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Haven't we established already that it was John Hamm?

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It was Loki.

[-] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

For at least two decades now I thought it was definitely Stephen root.

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ooh, this is a good excuse to post the Todd Snider song. Picked a recent live version because a Todd Snider song without affable Gen X stoner anecdotes is barely a Todd Snider song at all.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Who was Doobie Keebler.

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