PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT SLOW TO COMPLY WITH CLRNCS DURING ATC ASSIST IN MARGINAL VFR FLT.

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RPTR CHKED WX FOR FLT FROM ABE; PA; TO N89; NY; AND FOUND MARGINAL VFR WX CONDITIONS AT ABE SO DEPARTED BY A SVFR DEP CLRNC SINCE; EVEN THOUGH HE WAS INST RATED AND THE ACFT MET EQUIP REQUIREMENT; HE WAS NOT IFR CURRENT. AFTER DEP; HE COULD SEE IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO REMAIN VFR; HOWEVER; HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE NE WHERE IT APPEARED BETTER. SINCE CONDITIONS DID NOT GET BETTER; HE ASKED ATC APCH FOR HELP IN STAYING VFR AND GOING TO AN ARPT THAT WAS VFR. IN DOING SO; HE TIED UP THE TIME OF A CTLR FOR 1 HR AND WAS SLOW IN RESPONDING TO THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. HE DID REMAIN VFR AND WAS VECTORED TO RDG; PA; WHERE A SUCCESSFUL VFR LNDG WAS MADE; ONLY AFTER ATC GAVE HIM SEVERAL CHOICES AND VECTORS BEFORE RESOLVING THE SIT. ATC CTLR REQUESTED THAT RPTR CONTACT APCH VIA TELEPHONE AFTER LNDG. THE APCH CTL SUPVR EXPLAINED THE WORKLOAD PLACED ON THE ATC SYS SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO VECTOR THE PLT TO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS AND REQUESTED HIS NAME; ADDRESS; AND PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER DURING THE SUBSEQUENT PHONE CONVERSATION. RPTR COMPLETED HIS NARRATIVE BY STATING THAT; IN EFFECT; HE SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY BY NOT DEPARTING SVFR AND ATTEMPTING TO STAY VFR IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS. RATHER; BE CURRENT IFR AND GO IFR OR STAY ON THE GND. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE REMAINED VFR AT ALL TIMES.