On 26 Aug 2005 08:07:24 -0700, "John Clonts" wrote:

I'm planning a flight into Angel Fire, NM (KAXX). I will be coming
in from the south via Las Vegas (LVS) at 10000 feet. If it's IMC I
will land and Las Vegas and drive from there (the only IAP into kaxx is
"out of my reach"). But if it's CAVU, I will fly still at 10k,
up the valley and pass, visually into Angel Fire.

My question is this: Is there a way to fly this last leg and remain
under IFR? E.g. from 30 miles south of KAXX get a cruise clearance?
Contact Approach? VFR-on-top?

By "out of my reach" do you mean you don't have an IFR GPS?

Just don't cancel your IFR until on the ground (or with landing assured and
VMC if you prefer).

I would think you could get a visual approach clearance once you have the
airport in sight.

I dunno about a cruise clearance -- if you're coming up from the south,
you'd be on a random route, and ATC would need radar coverage and
communications. I think they'd have comm, as there seems to be an RCO on
the ground at KAXX. Here in the NE, cruise clearances are exceedingly
rare, so I don't have much experience with them.
Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)