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Keebler · April 4th, 2007, 13:41

Better routing is a possibility since you could go direct. I've used it from time to time in order to get above the overcast to practice manuevers and such. You can usually request a block altitude within a radius of some fix if the controllers and airspace isn't particularly busy. Over The Top operations are prohibited in class A.

The AIM says the pilot must request it on the IFR flight plan, but I've done it enroute before. Was I out of line? ATC has never had a problem with it.

Example: I filed IFR to an intersection then to an airport. Once on top enroute to the intersection, I reported VMC and aske for VFR On Top for manuevering and asked them to clear me a one thousand foot block within 5nm of the intersection for 15 minutes. No problem. Once done I asked for vectors for the ILS at my destination. The only thing I had put in my remarks section was "manuevering over TEYUS". Did I do this correctly???

April 4th, 2007, 13:41	#4
Keebler Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 144	Re: VFR OTP question Better routing is a possibility since you could go direct. I've used it from time to time in order to get above the overcast to practice manuevers and such. You can usually request a block altitude within a radius of some fix if the controllers and airspace isn't particularly busy. Over The Top operations are prohibited in class A. The AIM says the pilot must request it on the IFR flight plan, but I've done it enroute before. Was I out of line? ATC has never had a problem with it. Example: I filed IFR to an intersection then to an airport. Once on top enroute to the intersection, I reported VMC and aske for VFR On Top for manuevering and asked them to clear me a one thousand foot block within 5nm of the intersection for 15 minutes. No problem. Once done I asked for vectors for the ILS at my destination. The only thing I had put in my remarks section was "manuevering over TEYUS". Did I do this correctly???