absolutely no regard for the perilous position of MDX.
Sorry, but at the time of them asking for a clearance, there was nothing perilous at all about the flight up to and a little bit beyond that point. All communications to and from MDX from Cooly until 1918 where it reported that they wanted to climb to ten from 8000, the flight was routine.
Wouldn't it have been great if someone had said "MDX you have clearance to proceed to and land at YWLM?"
Why would anyone say that at all? The PIC didn't ask, and didn't want to go there. Williamtown and the coast around it was CAVOK/VMC.
How that comes across as
That sounds awfully like "tell him to crash elsewhere"
is beyond me...
