john smith wrote:
Dave Butler wrote:

I've heard of VFR climbs and VFR descents while on an instrument
flight plan, but VFR departure is a new one on me. Is that published
nomenclature, or something you made up?


I typed the text from the new Instrument Procedures Handbook
FAA-H-8261-1), page 2-32, last night and posted it. It doesn't seem to
have come through. I will retype it later today and try posting it again.

I saw that. You posted it on a different thread. The description talks about
departing VFR and then picking up a clearance after you depart, which I
undertand. Your posting said:

"Why not just accept the clearance and request a VFR departure?
You are on an IFR flight plan, you are just accepting responsibility for
separation on the takeoff and departure. After the conflicting traffic is clear,
the flight becomes normal IFR."

AFAIK there is no term "VFR departure" that means what you said.

Dave