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"MACKLIN" <JMACKLIN@kscable.com> wrote in message
news:l0Ip5.12735$H5.84233@typhoon.kc.rr.com...
>
> In a 300 King Air, with a 3000 fpm climb at 137 KIAS, it is hard to really
> stay clear of clouds. Holes are not uniform so as to allow straight out
> climb and the turning radius makes it hard to remain clear of clouds. A
> FA18 or F16 can climb straight up, a 100 foot hole should do nicely. SVFR
> ends with the airspace change. My point was that IFR to VFR on top, where
> you cancel or advise, is the option to use. SVFR is for limited
operations
> and is /was intended to get you out of the zone under the ceiling when
less
> than basic VFR weather is limiting.
>

Irrelevant, and, you're backpedaling. You wrote, "Special VFR is not an IFR
clearance and you must not enter clouds, therefore you can't use SVFR to
climb to on top." Clearly, you did not have a thourough understanding of
SVFR.

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