Read Under Suspicion - The Legend of D.B. Cooper Page 83

Jim and Milhouse reached the steps leading up the side of the hanger to the tower and started up them. They were to the top when Alan reached the hanger. Just past the hanger, in the parking lot, Alan’s attention was drawn to the figure of a man waving his arms. It was Chet. Alan changed directions and ran towards him.

  Jim opened the door to the tower. A man and a woman were inside. The woman had binoculars trained at the sky, while the man was yelling into a microphone. “Tower to XJ1042, come in, over!”

  “I didn’t give him clearance to take off! That butthead will lose his license for this!” The woman with the binoculars yelled.

  Jim hurried to the man with the microphone. “Hand it over,” he ordered. Both controllers stopped what they were doing and looked at Jim. The one with the binoculars nodded to the other, and the mike was given to Jim. “Rick, come in, Rick, over.” He said as he stared at the sky. There was no answer. “What’s he doing?” He asked the woman with the binoculars.