Too much to read but as I recall someone said earlier that MDX was offered a clearance at "7 or 9"
I don't believe that this was ever offered as Sydney said to the WLM controller "we are not VMC so onward clearance won't be available." That sounds awfully like "tell him to crash elsewhere" with absolutely no regard for the perilous position of MDX. As I see it "the system" failed MDX regardless of the pilot's admitted shortcomings.
I have seen a C206 sent back from Mona Vale to Aeropelican SE NVMC because Sydney was not VMC even though the pilot could see YSSY from Mona Vale. Once again a very much "go crash elsewhere" attitude.
Wouldn't it have been great if someone had said "MDX you have clearance to proceed to and land at YWLM?"
BTW was "Operational Control" still the go at this time?
Last edited by Bill Pike; 5th Jun 2014 at 05:51.
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