Frankly, this is the kind of crap that caused me to give up on the FAA and many other Government agencies. Ah, there's more to it than that but I won't discuss it here. I've already said to much. Mark, go ahead and use your good common sense and don't tell anyone about it.
Have a great day. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry&Sallie Flesner" <fles...@verizon.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:30 PM Subject: Re: KR> VFR on top / over the top > At 05:48 PM 12/7/2006, you wrote: >> >From FAR Part 1, Definitions: VFR over-the-top, with respect to the >>operation of aircraft, means the operation of an aircraft over-the-top >>under >>VFR when it is not being operated on an IFR flight plan. >> >> >From the AIM: >> 4-4-7. IFR Clearance VFR-on-top >> >> a. A pilot on an IFR flight plan operating in VFR weather >> conditions, >>may request VFR-on-top in lieu of an assigned altitude. This permits a >>pilot >>to select an altitude or flight level of their choice (subject to any ATC >>restrictions.) > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Thanks, Ken > > It seems to me the "VFR over-the-top" definition could just be eliminated > from the regs and get rid of some unnecessary verbiage and confusion. > You're either VFR or your not. If you're not VFR you best be on an IFR > flight > plan. Do the regs state what the cloud conditions (percent of coverage) > must be to ask for "VFR on top"? Could a pilot on an IFR clearance ask > for "VFR on top" with no clouds present and thus operate without an > assigned altitude? Just wondering. :-) I guess that would beg the > question, what does the cloud conditions have to be before I'm considered > to be operating "VFR over-the-top"? Inquiring minds want to know. :-) > > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
