On 11/15/2005 5:37 PM, Steven P. McNicoll wrote the following:
"Mitty" wrote in message
...

Flying into Grand Marais MN last week (KCKC) I was out maybe 30 miles at
7000 and got "Cleared for the approach, maintain 4000 until established.
Contact advisory ... "

The reason for the early clearance was, I think, that I was at the edge of
Center's radar and comm coverage. (Grand Marais is near the Canadian
border on the north shore of Lake Superior. There was nobody around.)



I suspect it was solely due to communications. What was your assigned
route?

Direct KCKC. And she was going to lose me, probably at
5000. Both comm and radar. But it was the altitude
assignment that was the question.