when requesting an IFR to VFR clearance. it is assumed you are properly rated and current or you wouldn"t be asking for an instrument flight plan. At that time you are given specific instructions for your departure and climb to VFR conditions. This is called your "Instrument Flight Plan" ATC may modify or expedite as necessary to fit you in but the "flight plan" is necessary in event of lost co'mmunications.
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Ralph Love <ralphlove@stanfordalumni.org> wrote:
This sounds like a semantics problem on how people interpret what a IFR clearance and a IFR flight plan is."
I need a IFR clearance to fly a IFR flight plan. I don't need an IFR flight plan (only an IFR clearance) to fly practice local approaches or IFR - VFR on top from my experience.
Pink Panther
Ralph Love
Don,
You are correct- IFR to VFR on top definitely requires an instrument rating. My point was that it does not require a flight plan. Sorry if there was any confusion on that.
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