Originally Posted by Capn Bloggs
Rediculous!
I see what you did there!
Dick, you seem to be forgetting one thing about all this. It's called 'duty of care'. Your sudden concern for ATC is heartwarming, but your argument is fatally flawed in the fact that you believe that 'nothing' is inherently safer than 'something'.
And don't worry yourself about the legalities. The phrase 'no
REPORTED IFR traffic' (as opposed to 'no traffic') is there for a reason, as is '
observed VFR traffic', 'unverified', 'intentions unknown' etc etc.