Roy Smith wrote:
If there really is nothing going on, they probably don't care how fast or
slow you go down. But, to be more correct about it, you could ask for
"pilot's discretion down to 3000" or whatever.


I like this answer better than any of the others. I'd be very reluctant to
cancel IFR at night 100 miles from my destination. He's already said it's quiet
so there's no reason to expect Center to run him all over the countryside.

Once I had the clearance, I'd nose over to get the descent rate and then manage
the throttle as required to keep power setting appropriate. A 200 fpm descent
is unlikely to put me near airspeed redline at cruise power but I would come off
the power if I started getting into turbulence down lower.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com