Transiting Williamtown IFR
Guys after some advice for transiting Williamtown IFR. I'm not down that way much but will be again soon. A couple of months ago I was in a C182 IFR travelling Maitland to Coffs. I had come down the day before and had no probs getting a clearance via NICLA and WMD. However on the return trip with exactly the same plan in reverse, when I called taxying Maitland the best they could do was via Scone, north and then work back to Coffs remaining clear of 583B – very much the "scenic route"! The weather was too marginal for a VFR transit via Gloucester so west I did go. I’m down there again in a week or so and would appreciate any advice / comments. Is this normal? Is there a better route to plan? Times to avoid etc?