Not so.
If you flew VFR above 5000’ it was mandatory to go full reporting.
Derr. It had to be. We had the quadrantal rule and IFR and VFR flew at the same levels. In fact when you were given traffic you were not advised if it was VFR or IFR.
It cost a fortune for the taxpayer and industry.
About the only thing it did was to engrain in some people’s minds that VFR meant fly by radio otherwise they would die. The myth still exists today. Especially on pprune.
My group then introduced the ICAO semi circular cruising levels. VFR at a different level for the first time.
Last edited by Dick Smith; 4th Jan 2018 at 08:06.