"Stan Gosnell" me@work wrote in message
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A cruise clearance won't let you do this. What you want is a
VFR-on-top clearance.


If the clouds are 4000 to 5200 and he's eastbound VFR-on-top would require
him to climb to 7500. If he just wants to get above the clouds a block
altitude of 5000 to 6000 would do the trick.