"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

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Beats me. Hilton was the one that brought that subject up, not me.


It was you that wrote; "That's all good except they can't clear you to
maintain 4,000' in an area where
their MVA is higher. They can clear you to climb VFR to maintain their MVA,
or higher." So, again, why would the tower clear you to climb VFR to the
MVA? Why would you request it?

Did it all the time departing ABQ in order to climb close to, and parallel to
mountainous terrain, on a nice, clear day. ABQ departure would not vector below
the MVA because of the nature of the terrain and its proximity. It was either
request the VFR climb or fly a (then) SID that went out of the way.