Newps wrote:



You busted the regs when you went in the clouds.



I just got off the phone with a terminal guy who is about as sharp as
they come. He stated, as you did, that an airport clearance limit is
required for a pop-up to become IFR.

He also added that a regulation bust in the context of this thread
wouldn't happen on his watch because, if the pilot did not specifically
request IFR handling, nor did he request a practice approach, nor did he
request VFR, he (the controller I spoke with) would clarify the request
before he issued *any* clearance.