CBC update: The military has called off its search for a small, home-built airplane that that disappeared without a trace during a flight from Edmonton, Alta., to Chilliwack, B.C. one week ago. The military operation officially ended at 3 p.m. Thursday, the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) b...

Flying anywhere within radio range of CYQF I will hear numerous position reports on 126.7 that are completely unintelligible. I have no idea what position is being reported, and can only hope it is nowhere near me. Not a recipe for safe skies.

The last return on Flightradar24 shows 13,100 ft, vertical speed -8,500 ft/min.

My condolences to the friends and families.

Is there actually any prohibition on the use of this fuel, if it is already in your aircraft? We've filled up our RV-7a at Springbank several times since December 28, and haven't observed any issues. Is there any reason why we can't fly off the fuel that is currently in the tanks?

I landed at CYBW an hour before the accident. There were gusty crosswinds and it was challenging, but not overly so (at that time). Best wishes to the pilot.