I understand perfectly the terminology. Us Instructors get to learn all about it you know.
Yes, I do know; I was instructing before you could legally have gone solo and "we instructors" should ensure that we don't use incorrect terminology. My point was that there is no such thing as VFR conditions, which is what you wrote here:
Claiming to be IFR in VFR conditions as an excuse to get a 'better' service or 'more attention' is reprehensible in my humble opinion.
For those reading this that have forgotten, or are uncertain:
VFR = visual flight rules.
VMC = visual meteorological conditions.
The two terms often cause confusion amongst students, we should be careful not to mix them up.
In VMC outside CAS a pilot is quite free to choose to fly under VFR or IFR as he sees fit; there is nothing reprehensible about choosing IFR.
That's my two cents.
