Thread by @jwsthomson

I'm listening through the archive of the radio chatter on the #seatac hijacking. Below are some of the clips.

I'm going through this as quickly as I can. Please bear with me.

Here he is realizing how quickly he is burning through fuel.

Here, the air traffic controller is trying to talk him into landing.

Here, he asks for help getting the cabin pressurized so he isn't "so lightheaded."

Looks like that didn't upload correctly. Here is the clip of him asking for help getting the cabin pressurized so he isn't "so lightheaded."

This clip appears to be just a fragment of a conversation that was stepped on by other traffic, but he is saying something about "chalking it up" to minimum wage.

Just to be clear: I don't think any of this is funny. I'm not trying to make light of the situation or to make fun of someone who is clearly in crisis. I think it's profoundly sad. I just hope these clips can help shed light on the man's state of mind.

He sounds very emotional here. #seatac

"Nah, I'm a white guy." #seatac

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Here, he asks for the coordinates of the mother orca that has been spotted in Puget Sound with her dead calf over the past few weeks.

Here he asks about the weather in the nearby Olympic mountains. Thanks to @petersterne for spotting this one.

Here someone calling himself captain Bill tries to talk him into landing. #seatac Thanks @jackhauen for finding this.

Here he discusses doing a barrel roll before he tries to land. Thank you @Jk44linebacker for finding this.

He talks about an engine feeling like it's cutting out. Credit to @jackhauen for finding this.

Talking about watching the sights go by. This one got me. #seatacstolenplane Thank you @petersterne for this.

Update on fuel: "Oh man, not enough."

The people speaking on the other end are doing an incredible job of keeping him from making things worse.

(That was another spot by @petersterne)

The specifics of a barrel roll. @petersterne

He talks again about how video games have prepared him to fly a plane. @jackhauen

"I wasn't really planning on landing it." @jackhauen

"I hope this doesn't ruin your day." @jackhauen

At this point I should note that *some of these are out of order*. This is a chaotic process with multiple people noted above sending me timecodes and me racing to get them transcribed and uploaded.

He's flying out over the Olympic mountains when his radio starts to become harder to hear. Thanks @BrianJAlford for this one.

Laments that he can't just chat with the people on the other end. @BrianJAlford

Here is a video, apparently, of the barrel roll. I can't confirm it's legit but it looks like it is.

https://twitter.com/CameronThomsen/status/1028157648158568448

That's it for me for tonight. I will try to compile these tomorrow. If anyone finds any other clips, you can fire them my way and I will tweet in the morning.

I hope this was helpful, and that I didn't contribute to anyone's suffering. Once again, if anyone is in need of someone to speak to, here's one number you can call: 1-800-565-3801

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This is the first time I hear his voice on the recordings, (pointed out to me by @bennnettwc). Hard to say exactly what he is responding to, but he claims to be a "ground service agent."

I've compiled all the clips of Rich speaking to ground control from last night, in order. It isn't a complete picture, because much of what was said has been lost. But hopefully it's a useful picture of the sequence of events. #seatac #seatacstolenplane