The current regulations , today , state that a pilot must not flight plan over Williamtown south from Taree if the Willy restricted areas are active.
They mostly are.
So a pilot is forced inland to the tiger country where five bodies are still lost.
It is an outrageous limitation which works against safety.
Willy was located there because of the steelworks at Newcastle . The steelworks have closed down .
Giant roadblock airspace on this busy air route between two of our largest cities works against our national interest .
Modern international procedures if copied would allow the airspace to be better shared with no measurable reduction in safety.
How long before the next fatalities caused by unnecessary holding or diversion?