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Let me elaborate: First of all, I am shooting the GPS 16 into KHKS. This
involves going to Ocaro and then doing a semi-hold prior to the inbound
leg. The inbound leg is Ocaro, which is about ten miles from HKS, then
Gugwa, which is five miles (I guess co-located to Brenz.) Remember, I am
single engine so my whole goal is to stay within glide distance. Outbound
from the IAF of Ocaro in the pre-approach hold, I am 13 miles from the
runway, so 4000 is where I want to be if my engine fails. I fly a Silver
Eagle with a turbine, so a rapid descent is no problem. At night, I like
the structure of an instrument approach, but I want the altitude for an
emergency glide. Maybe I shouldn't call it a "practice approach" but by
doing so, the controller knows where I am going and why. He asked me to
descend to 2,000 while I am outbound from Ocaro, 13 miles from the runway,
for traffic that is not a threat an clearly visible to me. I say, "If you
don't mind, I'd like to stay higher until Gugwa." Controller says, "I do
mind. Descend for traffic." So if I say "Unable to descend yet. Have
traffic visually. Will maintain seperation." Can I continue on my merry
way and ignore his command that I descend below a safe gliding distance.
Or is he going is he going to report me to the FSDO?


You're VFR in Class E airspace, if you're not happy tell him bye-bye and
remain clear of Class C airspace.