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"Doug" <anothername@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> So lets say I say, "This is 45ST, Oceanside VOR, I'd like to open my IFR
> flight plan" And ATC says, "I can't vector you below my MVA, can you climb
> to 2500' and maintain VFR?" (and it's obvious I can't maintain VFR to
2500')
> And I say, (The magic something that gets things straightened out)
>
> What is that magic something?
> Something like, "I can maintain my own obstruction clearance for a climb
> from here to 2500'"
>

When the controller asks you if you're able to maintain terrain and
obstruction clearance during a climb to the minimum IFR altitude, say "Yes".

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