Related to what ATC may or may not do, just a personal anecdote, but a few years back I was on an IFR flight plan from Bali to Halim and descending inbound from the north east, when the controller told me that I was "visual and clear for visual approach"...only problem was that I was still solid IMC in haze generated by the forest fires and had to reject the clearance and insist on a procedure.......just don't think we can take for granted what ATC may or may not have been thinking or doing here.
Last edited by rmac; 21st May 2012 at 09:54.