Bob Gardner wrote:

There is a small minority of pilots who do not understand the concept of
pilot in command and see a controller or ops inspector with a violation
book hiding behind every cloud.

When I'm getting FF, I try to make it clear when I'm willing to be flexible.
It can be tough, though: "..request class B direct ... at pretty much any
altitude that you'd like" just never works as well as I'd hope grin.
It's kind of a shame. When the frequency isn't busy, it's all clear and we
can come to an agreement easily enough. But that's when it doesn't likely
matter.

Is there some shorthand that ATC will recognize for this?

- Andrew