OK, now how does this change if, prior to reaching ROYCE, we are switched to
the tower and Tower says Cessna 123, cleared to land. (The OP did receive
such a clearance, but it was not clear where he was at the time)Does the
altitude restriction still hold?

I would say no, as, to me, 'Cleared to land' means that I am now in control
of my heading and altitude
"B A R R Y" wrote in message
...
Dan Luke wrote:
You're 4 miles SW of ROYCE.

http://www.naco.faa.gov/d-tpp/0710/00198IL12R.PDF

Approach says "Cessna '1GS,cross ROYCE at or above 2 thousand, cleared
visual approach runwy 12R. Contact the tower on 118.7."

On initial contact, Tower says "Cessna '1GS, runwy 12R, cleared to land."

Do you still have to cross ROYCE at 2,000 or can you head for the numbers
and come on down?


From 4SW of Royce...

I'd go to Royce as instructed, and begin my visual descent after crossing
Royce, making my right turn inbound, and visually identifying the airport.

Crossing Royce @ 2000 doesn't make for an uncomfortable descent, and it's
not so far out of the way, so I don't think I'd bother to question the
clearance.

If things weren't busy, I'd probably just ask if I can head for the
numbers once I was on with the tower.