Originally Posted by
foxmoth
The question said outside CAS - ATC cannot insist on you flying at ANY level!
Well experience has proven to the contrary of your statement. I have often been requested / asked / pushed towards +500 for VFR during my touring (mostly in Europe may I add) I recall a time earlier this year when French ATC advised me that "the only flight level available for you VFR is FL85 or FL105" whilst flying in uncontrolled airspace at FL100.
But this is perhaps a little off topic?