karl gruber wrote:


I don't think I'd try to get a clearance from Approach Control. I'd deal
diectly with tower. I "think" I've done this...at Portland. It was handled
just like a special VFR, only it was a contact approach. It was on a scud
run down I-5 from Seattle. I know, this is an IFR clearance, but you make it
sound dificult when all it is is a tower call. PDX tower, Piper 7777Z, 5NW,
request contact approach.

Bam!...........in there.

A class C tower could easily do that. Call up about 6 miles out and if
there's no traffic I can issue you a clearance as the tower controllers
at class C's are approach controllers. However you still have to meet
the normal constraints of an IFR clearance.