In VFR flights from class C, I sometimes get resume own navigation, altitude your discretion
after departure and sometimes just resume own navigation
.
Does resume own navigation
alone mean altitude your direction
as well?
Update:
Let's assume scenario below for KSNA and to be more specific:
Pilot to Clearance Delivery: 529J with request
Clearance Delivery: 529J go ahead
Pilot to Clearance Delivery: 529J is Cessna 172/u west side parking, requesting El Toro departure to Chino with information Bravo
Clearance Delivery to Pilot: After Departure turn left heading 080, Maintain VFR at or below 2400, SoCal on 124.1, SQUAWK 0210
Pilot: reads back …
Pilot starts taxi then take off with proper radio communication with ground and tower. After departure Tower hands pilot over to SoCal.
Pilot to SoCal (initial call): SoCal 529J departed John Wayne, 1100 climbing, requesting 3000 to Chino
SoCal to pilot: 529J resume own navigation
Here is the confusion, sometime SoCal comes back with only resume own navigation. Does this mean pilot can climb to 3000 or altitude restriction for 2400 still valid?
resume own navigation
instruction, is that ever following an altitude instruction that would need to be cancelled? Altitude is always your discretion in VFR flight in class C unless otherwise instructed. $\endgroup$ – J Walters Feb 27 '16 at 2:43