This has been bothering me so I hope someone can give me a precise answer.
When departing a Class C airport VFR I will usually receive a clearance “maintain VFR at or below X” regardless of the altitude requested. When I receive “proceed on course” from tower or departure, does that formally cancel my altitude restriction and allow me to climb to my cruise altitude? What if I did not request a specific cruise altitude when I called CD?
I cannot find any formal definition of proceed on course for VFR flights stating that it removes altitude restrictions only that it allows you to turn to the requested heading.
When departing a Class C airport VFR I will usually receive a clearance “maintain VFR at or below X” regardless of the altitude requested. When I receive “proceed on course” from tower or departure, does that formally cancel my altitude restriction and allow me to climb to my cruise altitude? What if I did not request a specific cruise altitude when I called CD?
I cannot find any formal definition of proceed on course for VFR flights stating that it removes altitude restrictions only that it allows you to turn to the requested heading.