"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
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Portland Approach Was Calling Out Traffic, Traffic 10:00 3,000' I
Responded
Portland We are at 5,000' Solid IFR Unable to See Traffic! Dose This
Happen
a Lot While IFR???? Was My Response Correct?

ATC has no way to know whether you are in a cloud or not. So they report
any traffic, as they would at any other time. As long as you acknowledge
the traffic report (so ATC knows you heard them), it probably doesn't matter
much what you actually say. Even in VMC, a traffic report may or may not
result in visual contact with the reported traffic, and ATC doesn't seem to
worry much about that.

5 Min Clearance Void Time, Dose this Happen a Lot, kinda puts the pressure
on ya!

Yes, it does. I try to avoid IFR clearances from the ground at
uncontrolled airports, but it's sometimes the only reasonable procedure.
Most of the time, I have been successful in either getting a larger window,
or a delayed window, or both. I especially like the delayed window, because
it allows ATC to decide how long to keep the airspace clear, but gives me
enough time to get back to the airplane, start up and get my taxi and runup
done in a relaxed manner.

Basically, just tell them when you think you'll actually be taking off, and
then get a clearance for that time, rather than for the moment at which
you're calling (unless, of course, you are at the runway ready to go,
talking on a cell phone).

Dose anyone use any products like Visine ect for their eyes for extended
periods of IFR time?

Um...do you use Visine for VFR flight? If not, you should have no need to
use it during IFR flight. Staying focused on the instruments doesn't mean
you should forget to blink.

Pete