There isn't any dispute from me that the pilot of MDX should have coped with where he was sent. There isn't also any doubt in my mind that the "inland' route should not have even been considered by the RAAF. Why not coastal? Traffic? Blame the pilot all day, but why was he sent there? Why was it mentioned? I do not want to fly a single engine aircraft at night over tiger country simply because the military want to own half of NSW airspace, and are protective of what they "own".
PS Some figures from memory of a Bureau of Transport Economics paper in the 80's. Formula is lives saved per dollar spent.
Motorcycle Helmets $15,000, Seatbelts $75,000, Life jackets $4,000,000 Life Rafts $12,000,000 RFFS $22,000,000.
Last edited by Bill Pike; 26th Feb 2016 at 05:25.