"It's pretty obvious that after being told he could not flight plan over Willy he believed it was not possible to fly that way.
Many pilots today see the published route limitation , then plan to the west of Willy and don't understand that a direct clearance can often be obtained"
Was told he could not fly over Willy???? Yet he arrived at the boundary. Just doesn't make sense. He DID arrive at the boundary unannounced without a clearance hence the delay. If he was told not to plan through Willy then why did he arrive at the boundary, when, as YOU say, he believed it was not possible to fly that way. Clearly he thought he could.
Wally - to some its an interesting discussion. If it peeves you go read something else