On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:36:32 GMT, zatatime
wrote:

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:03:36 -0600, Newps
wrote:

You just ask for an "IFR to VFR on top". This way we know that once in
VFR you will advise us and we will cancel your IFR and you will motor on
as a regular VFR flight.

I think you're confusing VFR Over the Top with VFR On Top. VFR Over
the top is just like VFR - no IFR flight plan. On Top as I understand
it keeps your IFR flight plan in tact while operating in VFR
conditions. Basically the pilot is bound by both IFR and VFR regs but
must remain VFR.

I need to read up on this more, but this is what I remeber.

z


I now see a difference between a "climb to VFR on top" and a request
for VFR on top while flying an already filed IFR flight. (Reading is
a good thing.)

The Climb to...would call for cancellation once on top since the
flighjt originated VFR and will continue VFR once through the layer.
Receiving a clearance for ...on top while on an IFR flight would not
cancel the already filed IFR flight plan since the flight is to be
conducted under IFR rules (just on top).

I hope I worded this well enough to make sense to someone other than
myself.

z