PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND PVT ACFT REFUSED AN ATC AMENDED CLRNC WHILE WITHIN A TCA.

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ON THE MORNING OF JUL/TUE/93; (APPROX XX30 LST) I FLEW MY SMA THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES TCA. I HAD PURCHASED A NEW LA TCA TERMINAL CHART AND AN IFR BLOW UP CHART OF THE AREA. I HAD ASKED LCL PLTS FOR THE BEST RTE AND ALT TO TRANSITION THE LA AREA. I HAD STUDIED THE CHARTS AND HAD MARKED MY RTE WELL ON BOTH OF THE LCL AREA CHARTS. MY ACFT WAS ONLY ABLE TO CLB TO 9000 ON THAT HOT SUMMER DAY IN THE VALLEY; BEING FULLY LOADED AND WITH MY 110 HP ENG. APCH CTL GAVE ME VECTORS THROUGH A LOW SECTION OF THE MOUNTAINS TO THE VAN NUYS AREA. AT THAT POINT; VAN NUYS APCH ASKED ME TO DSND TO 8000 FT WHICH I DID. THEY THEN ASKED ME TO DSND TO 7000 FT; WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD PUT ME INTO A THIN CLOUD DECK AND INTO THE TERRIBLE HAZE LAYER. I ASKED THAT I MIGHT REMAIN AT THAT ALT RATHER THAN HAVING TO FLY INTO THE VERY BUSY LA AREA IN IMC CONDITIONS. APCH WAS CONTINUALLY CHANGING MY CLRNC AND I WAS HAVING TO READ BACK THE CHANGES; TUNE THE VOR; AND FIND THE DIFFERENT AIRWAYS; INTXNS AND VOR ON THE MAP AND FLY THE ACFT. I TOLD THEM THAT I REALLY WANTED TO STAY AT 8000 AND THEY VECTORED ME OUT OF TFC AND GAVE ME ANOTHER RTE. I WAS LATER REROUTED ALONG ANOTHER AIRWAY. WHEN I REACHED PARADISE VOR; THE FINAL CTLR (ONTARIO APCH) TOLD ME TO CLB TO 13000 TO GO THROUGH BANNING PASS. I TOLD HIM THAT MY PLANE WOULDN'T GO THAT HIGH AND HE YELLED AT ME 'DIDN'T THEY EXPLAIN THAT YOU COULDN'T GO THROUGH THE PASS AT A LOWER ALT?' AND I REPLIED; 'NO; THEY DIDN'T.' I HAD THOUGHT THAT I COULD GO THROUGH THE PASS AT 9500 FT; BUT I KNEW PRIOR TO TKOF THAT; IF I COULDN'T' GET OVER THE PASS; I COULD CANCEL MY IFR CLRNC AND PROCEED VFR. I THEN CANCELLED MY IFR CLRNC AND CONTINUED ON UNEVENTFULLY TO BERMUDA DUNES ARPT. I WAS TOLD BY PALM SPRINGS APCH TO CONTACT THE FSDO SUPVR AT THE VAN NUYS FAA FACILITY BY TELEPHONE UPON LNDG. I WAS TOLD THAT I MIGHT BE GUILTY OF NOT ACCEPTING A CLRNC WHILE IN THE LA TCA. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD PLANNED MY FLT WELL. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HIGH MY ACFT WOULD CLB IN THE VALLEY ON THAT HOT SUMMER DAY. AS FAR AS I KNOW; I COMPLIED WITH ALL DIRECTIVES. I THOUGHT THAT I COULD NEGOTIATE A CHANGE IN THE FAA DIRECTED FLT PLAN IF I COULD NOT COMPLY OR IF IT PUT ME IN A PERILOUS POS. I REALIZE THAT FLYING THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES TCA IS MORE COMPLEX FLYING THAN FLYING AROUND MY SMALL TOWN ARPT IN TEXAS. HOWEVER; I DO NOT FEEL THAT I DID ANYTHING THAT SHOULD PUT ME IN VIOLATION OF FAA DIRECTIVES.