I live in fog
country and we often fly wonderful VFR all the way to our destination
and then ask for the ILS IFR to break out at 100 feet. We certainly
don't file a flight plan.

I've done that too. I seem to remember supplying flight plan
information prior to actually being cleared.

Jose
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