Two Q's: Cruise Clearance, Searchable AIM

On 5/31/04 12:48 PM, Richard Kaplan wrote the following:

"Geo. Anderson" wrote in message
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Checkride in about three weeks & I am trying to figure out cruise
clearance. Simple enough, cleared between the MEA and the altitude



It is described well enough in the Pilot/Controller Glossary in the AIM:

snip

Thanks. Yes, I did find those paragraphs as I continued to hunt after
posting the question.

But how does the controller give you one of the landing-type clearance
variations? For an IFR approach, "Cruise 6000, descend and execute
approach at pilot's discretion" or something like that? How about
non-IFR airports, since you apparently must be VFR below the MEA?

I have never been given (or for that matter, asked for) this type of a
clearance. It's pure book theory for me.

Geo.