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I remember someplace reading that he had made a confirmed radio contact in the Spencers brdge area. But that is not on the update.

Did someone figure out that it was not him..........or am I imagining things?

JJ

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I haven't seen any information coming forth either to answer that question. If Ron's flightpath took him near the region, here's something else that might be pertinent. I took a look at a Vancouver VNC (VFR navigation chart), and noticed the following warning near Boston Bar (North Bend) :

"CAUTION - Route subject to rapid WX change. Altitude should permit course reversal. Min. 5500 ASL recommended between Hope and Lytton."

Rapid WX change... I would now think it quite useless to rely on data from remote WX stations in order to figure out the local conditions for this region. This complicates things a bit, and SAR would probably have to rely on anecdotal information from the locals in this case. The rest of the warning suggests that an attempted course reversal in this region at an altitude inferior to 5500 ASL might result in a CFIT. There are also numerous cable crossings along the Fraser River, which only add to the hazards of flying this route in less than optimal visual conditions.

(posting anything possibly relevant or helpful)

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