Harry. Why did you leave out that because of RAAF regulations the pilot was prohibited from planning his flight overhead Williamtown and that meant the Willy controller had no prior notice of the flight - and that was one of the reasons for the delay.
Why did you leave out that this prohibition still remains today and another 5 innocent Aussies could be sent on the same journey tonight?
I have spent over 20 years attempting to encourage the RAAF to send its ATC decision makers to the USA or the UK to see how modern military airspace can be handled.
All to no avail.
Seeing you are all flying around in some of the best aircraft in the world - nearly all made in the USA - why wouldn't you also want to copy there efficient airspace design.?
About three years ago CASA produced a paper recommending class D airspace for Williamtown. Why has this not been acted upon?
Why don't you talk to some of the VFR pilots who get held all the time transitting Williamtown?
One day one of these aircraft is going to end up in the ocean with all the family drowned.
Then the changes will be made.
Last edited by Dick Smith; 4th Jun 2014 at 07:16.