"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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One inch under the floor is okay. The area under class B is often
constricted, so it can help to get flight following. Whether ATC has a
right
to do it or not, controllers regularly assign altitudes to VFR traffic for
whatever reasons of their own.


Yup, and receiving an altitude assignment from a controller that hasn't the
authority to issue it is an indication that you're not working with a sharp
troop.