BackPacker,
That sounds a nifty trick. As far as I'm aware it's still 3,000ft over there, so I need to be on FLs. I wish I had two altimeters/a transponder showing FLs so I could actually make use of that!
What's the opinion on the area? Would everyone fly on 1013 over the lakes?
During IMC training we were regularly flying above the TA at 5/6000' on QNH. In fact, I don't think we ever used 1013 during the IMC course. Would that be because we had a LARS and were squawking Charlie, so ATC could see our level anyway? Then we wouldn't have been flying the quadrantal rule... Is that because the instructor was VFR and I was only simulated IFR?
Thanks again.