Class E down to 4500ft overhead YWLM?
Can anyone tell me why, on the 19th November this year, the base of Class E airspace overhead Williamtown is being dropped from 8500ft to 4500ft? When the RAAF aren't staffing tower/approach/centre on Friday arvos, weekends and the month around Christmas, Brisbane Centre will control that airspace. It will be a semi-approach environment with less time for arriving aircraft to sort out traffic OCTA and less flexibility for the controller to separate.
And any reason why it could at least not be made C airspace, like Tamworth or Coffs Harbour which do not have the same amount of RPT traffic?
From my understanding, the TRA that existed successfully last Christmas stand down will not be reimplemented because certain parties do not want mandatory transponder coverage for VFRs transitting the areas.