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bjornhall · 5th July 2008, 11:22

I did that just the other day...

Heading home from training (in Class C airspace, as usual around here), instructor called up approach asking if we could be vectored for the ILS approach for traiining purposes. Not a problem, flew the ILS (me under the hood at the time), handed off to tower etc etc, landed from the ILS. But no doubt in anyone's mind that we were VFR and in VMC the whole time.

When it's not busy, people frequently call up asking for a straight in approach (i.e., bypassing the VFR reporting points), or are given an approach clearance from tower before even reaching the CTR. That's how I'd see following an instrument approach VFR in VMC; no different from any other non-standard flightpath when arriving VFR at a controlled airport.

Then again, we don't have that grey zone of aircraft in Class G being VFR/IFR/both?/neither?? without telling anyone...

5th July 2008, 11:22	#14 (permalink)
bjornhall Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Right here Age: 35 Posts: 387	I did that just the other day... Heading home from training (in Class C airspace, as usual around here), instructor called up approach asking if we could be vectored for the ILS approach for traiining purposes. Not a problem, flew the ILS (me under the hood at the time), handed off to tower etc etc, landed from the ILS. But no doubt in anyone's mind that we were VFR and in VMC the whole time. When it's not busy, people frequently call up asking for a straight in approach (i.e., bypassing the VFR reporting points), or are given an approach clearance from tower before even reaching the CTR. That's how I'd see following an instrument approach VFR in VMC; no different from any other non-standard flightpath when arriving VFR at a controlled airport. Then again, we don't have that grey zone of aircraft in Class G being VFR/IFR/both?/neither?? without telling anyone...