"Steven P. McNicoll" writes:

"Christopher C. Stacy" wrote in message
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If you're in VMC, then you are persumed to be looking for traffic.
If you're in IMC, you're not going to be "looking".
What the controller wants to know is if you see it right now.
"Negative Contact".


Why aren't you going to be "looking" if you're in IMC?

Because you are "looking" at the panel and there is nothing to see outside but clouds?