Silly controller
Roy Smith wrote:
Sam Spade wrote:
Pilot: "SoCal Approach, Piper 1234B is 10 west of Paradise on top at
5,500. Request ILS approach to Chino 26 Right."
ATC: "34B squawk 2133...34B radar contact, fly present heading for the
Chino ILS 26 Right. Descend and maintain 4,000."
Did the controller issue an IFR clearance?
Nope. What you want to hear is "cleared to the Chino airport". Then
you're IFR.
On the other hand, "maintain 4,000" sure sounds pretty IFR-like.
If he was VFR, I think it just sounds like flight following talk.
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