Sure, you are PIC, magic word is "'unable" as "Unable 2,000 now, due to
safety of flight, have traffic in sight, will maintain visual"

But the controller is required to provide separation for participating
traffic, so you may well be told to turn left heading 260, vectors for
sequencing, expect 20 minute delay for traffic.



"Wyatt Emmerich" wrote in message
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| I'm flying into my home base KHKS at night in a single engine airplane. At
| no point have I been outside of glide range to an airport. I am VFR
shooting
| a practice full approach in Class C airspace going into a Class D airport.
| The controller wants me to descend to 2,000 feet five miles before the
FAF
| for traffic (which I can plainly see.) I want to stay at 4,000 and stay
| within glide range and descend more slowly. Do I have the authority to
tell
| him no?
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