"Geo. Anderson" wrote in message
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But how does the controller give you one of the landing-type clearance
variations? For an IFR approach, "Cruise 6000, descend and execute
approach at pilot's discretion" or something like that? How about
non-IFR airports, since you apparently must be VFR below the MEA?

Suppose KABC is a VFR-only airport. If you have filed IFR with KABC as your
clearance limit and you are given the clearance "Cruise 6000" then that
includes approval for you to execute a visual approach to KABC. When you
arrive at KABC you may descend as low as the minimum IFR altitude. If and
only if you then find yourself in VFR conditions, then you may execute a
visual approach; if you are not in VFR conditions, then you may climb back
up again and ask ATC for a new clearance.

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Richard Kaplan, CFII

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