"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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Assuming 5000 was an assigned altitude, yes.

"Cleared for the visual" supercedes any prior altitude assignment. No
report is required when you begin your descent.

Report leaving 7000, assuming it was an assigned altitude.

All you must do is acknowledge the clearance to descend at pilot discretion
to 3000. After that, there is no requirement to report when you choose to
use that discretion to leave 7000.



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