When I am IFR, I am IFR. I don't tell them I something different in order to get a 'better' service than others. Last time I looked I was required to be IFR in Class A. I use the airways under the same rules as everyone else using them and do not ask for anything different.
Oh I see. So on a gin clear day you
need to fly in the airways, perhaps to get a better fuel consumption, take advantage of headwinds, ... oh no hang on, here's why you say you do it:
I find doing this means I get hand offs into and out of the airways system and experience has shown that if you have been in the airways even for a fairly short way then things go smoothly
In other words you fly in the airways to get a better service than is provided to the plebs below. A clearer case of double standards I haven't seen!