Does this exist under JARs?
Try it at LHR or another EU major in a busy period and see how far you get!
If you're on a MAYDAY things would be different.
I can't see how you can file an IFR plan, knowing before departure that you do not have the means to fly an IFR approach (equipment and documentation) at your disposal.
Are the American regs different to Europe perhaps?
[ 24 September 2001: Message edited by: FlapsOne ]