X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:44:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6024433 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:20:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.3; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from SkipPC ([unknown] [96.229.61.38]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0MH1000JIPX3ZR10@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:19:53 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Message-id: From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-reply-to: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: WPR13FA076 X-Original-Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:19:31 -0800 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF8A3.1D21BB40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF8A3.1D21BB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well Don, Maybe you're the one who needs to check with a CFII because the IFR = to VFR on top clearance without a flight plan is very definitely legal. = As Ron Galbraith said, you are not cleared to a destination, you're = cleared to a point. I don't want to beat a dead horse here, but you're = mistaken because this is a common tool used in SoCal to deal with marine = layers on the coast. I'm a 22,000 hour ATP and have been occasionally getting this type of = clearance for many, many moons now. If it weren't legal, I don't think = clearance would keep giving them to me. Try it some time - you'll get = it. I promise! Skip ------=_NextPart_000_007B_01CDF8A3.1D21BB40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Well Don,
   Maybe you're the one who = needs to=20 check with a CFII because the IFR to VFR on top clearance without a = flight plan=20 is very definitely legal.  As Ron Galbraith said, you are not = cleared to a=20 destination, you're cleared to a point.  I don't want to beat a = dead horse=20 here, but you're mistaken because this is a common tool used in SoCal to = deal=20 with marine layers on the coast.
   I'm a 22,000 hour ATP and = have been=20 occasionally getting this type of clearance for many, many moons = now.  If=20 it weren't legal, I don't think clearance would keep giving them to = me. =20 Try it some time - you'll get it.  I promise!
   = Skip
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