davidb
Well-Known Member
I’ve been researching this issue and there seems to be a lot of gray information. Apparently the FAA has guidance specifically for training but that doesn’t apply to me. I’d like to file IFR from an airport north of the Los Angeles area to an airport in the San Diego area but my airplane is VFR only certified. I would only attempt this with certainty of VMC for the entire flight. I am instrument rated and quite comfortable in IFR environment. My airplane has ADS-B, GPS and AHRS but certainly doesn’t qualify for IFR.
What I’m trying to achieve is a more or less direct route through all the class B airspace. I’ve been burned with VFR flight following before when due to controller workload I was instructed to remain clear of class B airspace. I figure on an IFR flight plan I’d have a route clearance before takeoff.
I did read something about filing an IFR flight plan at VFR altitudes but again don’t know if that is legal in a VFR airplane. I guess I should call the FSDO to see what they say.
Any thoughts from the SoCal flyers?
What I’m trying to achieve is a more or less direct route through all the class B airspace. I’ve been burned with VFR flight following before when due to controller workload I was instructed to remain clear of class B airspace. I figure on an IFR flight plan I’d have a route clearance before takeoff.
I did read something about filing an IFR flight plan at VFR altitudes but again don’t know if that is legal in a VFR airplane. I guess I should call the FSDO to see what they say.
Any thoughts from the SoCal flyers?