On Feb 21, 9:14*am, " wrote:
On Feb 21, 8:09*am, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

You can't drop me when I am VFR on top as it's still IFR.

You're canceling IFR.

Reporting VFR on top is not "IFR cancellation" *You have to hear the
words IFR cancellation by the pilot before I am out of the IFR
environment. *I can fly 1000 miles while VFR on top but I am still
IFR.

Cancellation would be. *Memphis Center, 43L reporting VFR on top, I
would like to cancel my IFR.


The question was, "What are the advantages of IFR to VFR-on-top then
cancel over IFR to VFR then cancel?" You're canceling IFR in each
case, we're not discussing VFR-on-top operations of any distance.