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2nd August 2003, 11:52 PM

"PaulaJay1" <paulajay1@> wrote in message
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> Cleveland App wants me at 3000 when I come in over Lake Erie
> from the north. I cancel IFR if I can and stay high. Do you mean
> that I can request ( and get) VFR on Top and then stay high and
> still be IFR?
>

You're IFR whenever you're operating VFR-on-Top.

>
> Can they refuse and insist I came down or cancel?
>

Unless you cancel, they're going to direct you to come down at some point.
What else can they do? You can't maintain VFR-on-Top all the way to your
destination airport. If there's a solid undercast below you, the lowest you
can go is 1000' above the clouds. At some point you're going to be given a
hard altitude and as soon as that happens you're no longer operating
VFR-on-Top.

2nd August 2003, 11:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Steven P. McNicoll Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	VFR On Top "PaulaJay1" <paulajay1@> wrote in message news:20030802101534.15462.00002014@mb-m06.... > > Cleveland App wants me at 3000 when I come in over Lake Erie > from the north. I cancel IFR if I can and stay high. Do you mean > that I can request ( and get) VFR on Top and then stay high and > still be IFR? > You're IFR whenever you're operating VFR-on-Top. > > Can they refuse and insist I came down or cancel? > Unless you cancel, they're going to direct you to come down at some point. What else can they do? You can't maintain VFR-on-Top all the way to your destination airport. If there's a solid undercast below you, the lowest you can go is 1000' above the clouds. At some point you're going to be given a hard altitude and as soon as that happens you're no longer operating VFR-on-Top.