X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:02:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s49.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.54.51.86] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6023210 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:18:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.51.86; envelope-from=hpbergeron@hotmail.com Received: from SNT123-W36 ([65.55.90.136]) by snt0-omc3-s49.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:17:55 -0800 X-EIP: [b/u6EAVJ5G2LFzq4p5LUra0x6DEa0raG] X-Originating-Email: [hpbergeron@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: hpbergeron@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_f2da02cd-b1f8-4e9d-bbd0-8cd4796807cc_" From: Hugh Bergeron X-Original-To: lml e-mails Subject: RE: [LML] IFR to VFR on top X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:17:56 -0500 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Jan 2013 13:17:55.0373 (UTC) FILETIME=[E3CAEDD0:01CDF8A2] --_f2da02cd-b1f8-4e9d-bbd0-8cd4796807cc_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable VFR to VFR-on-top=2C where you wanted the benefits of an IFR clearance but = some of the freedom of VFR conditions=2C was a common clearance used in mil= itary scrambles back when I was a military controller. Is this clearance s= till available today? Hugh To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue=2C 22 Jan 2013 07:41:14 -0500 From: skipslater@verizon.net Subject: [LML] IFR to VFR on top Here's a paragraph from a recent Flying=20 article on this topic: =20 "You can also skip the filing step and request a=20 VFR-on-top clearance from ground control or clearance by simply requesting = an=20 IFR climb to VFR-on-top. You can expect your clearance to have a clearance = limit=20 at some fix (an intersection or VOR=2C most likely) as well as initial and = final=20 altitude assignments (i.e.=2C climb maintain 3=2C000=2C expect 5=2C000 in f= ive minutes).=20 The clearance will likely also contain information about what to expect if = VFR=20 conditions have not been reached once the fix has been reached."=20 =20 Here's a link to the entire article: http://www.flyingmag.com/training/instrument-flight-rules/ifr-vfr-top=20 = --_f2da02cd-b1f8-4e9d-bbd0-8cd4796807cc_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
VFR to VFR-on-top=2C where you wanted the benefits of an IFR clearance but = some of the freedom of VFR conditions=2C was a common clearance used in mil= itary scrambles back when I was a military controller.  =3BIs this clea= rance still available today?

Hugh

To: lml@lancaironline.n= et
Date: Tue=2C 22 Jan 2013 07:41:14 -0500
From: skipslater@verizon.n= et
Subject: [LML] IFR to VFR on top

Here's a paragraph from a recent F= lying=20 article on this topic:
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"You can also skip the filing step and= request a=20 VFR-on-top clearance from ground control or clearance by simply requesting = an=20 IFR climb to VFR-on-top. You can expect your clearance to have a clearance = limit=20 at some fix (an intersection or VOR=2C most likely) as well as initial and = final=20 altitude assignments (i.e.=2C climb maintain 3=2C000=2C expect 5=2C000 in f= ive minutes).=20 The clearance will likely also contain information about what to expect if = VFR=20 conditions have not been reached once the fix has been reached."
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Here's a link to the entire article:
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