Yes, we are. Sorry mate, my brain is still fried from that noise cancelling stopping in mid-flight yesterday.
May 24 version: Fly eastbound/southbound at 1500 ft, westbound/northbound at 2500 ft. No mention to keep to the right of the lane.
Nov 08 version: Fly eastbound/southbound at 2000 ft, westbound/northbound at 1500 ft. With a new mention to track to the right of the lane if [Sunfish's] aircraft is oncoming.
Thats been a major part of this thread.
The "direction change" was NOT part of any of the briefings. it is a late change implemented by CASA without any consultation with RAPAC or the OAR. It is believed that the only consultation may have been with the airlines.
CASA were supposed to have had an education programme, but with now less than 2 weeks until implementation there is no sign of any communication programme whatsover from CASA.
RAPAC has called on CASA to defer the change. CASA has rejected this.
On Nov8 anyone flying the East-West coastal route - or doing an "around the bay" joyflight who has not read the detail of the new charts and flies in the direction of 40 years of habit, will be head on at the same level with those that have noticed the text change in the 2 red call-out boxes.
This "change of direction" creates a material risk for a mid-air collision. This decision by CASA together with its failure to conduct any sort of communication programme moves air safety from the realm of good management to good luck.