"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...
That certainly makes sense. But what about when I want to return to
(let's
call it) "full IFR". I could be well off my flight plan at that point,
right? It may mean less work in the short term, but possibly more work
long term (for the controller).

It's more of a problem for you than the controller. The controller will
only provide a clearance that he is able to provide. If you put yourself
into a position where he's unable to provide you with a new clearance,
that's your problem, not his. He's not obligated to cancel the "VFR on top"
clearance, as far as I know.

In other words, it's more work for YOU, if you make it more work for anyone.
Personally, I recognize the issues of getting back on a non-"VFR on top"
clearance and make sure that when it's time to get back to regular IFR, it's
easy to do.

Pete