On Feb 20, 10:43*am, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

That's not "IFR to VFR-on-top then cancel", t

Your terminology flat out wrong...... Based on the question you
asked, my scenario answered your question. You said VFR ON TOP.

You can't be VFR on top WITHOUT an IFR clearance. VFR on TOP is IFR.

Once you cancel IFR, you no longer are VFR on top. So what you say
above is absolutely an impossible scenario.

There is specific terminology for VFR traffic that you are not picking
up on and that is VFR OVER the top.

That is build in for VFR. VFR rules require contact with the ground
OR maintain 1000 feet above the cloud deck and fly VFR OVER the top
with your departure and destination being VFR for the flight to be
legal.

And even then you don't report to ATC that you are VFR over the top,
it's just simple flight following.

In my answer to you, , I file IFR, fly through the cloud, get VFR on
top and cancel IFR. Once I cancel IFR, I have the option of electing
flight following and maintaining VFR OVER the top. In this case, you
could drop me for workload consideration.

You can't drop me if I am VFR ON TOP as I am IFR until I cancel.