C310 PLT RESOLVES AN IFR CLRNC REQUEST WITH ZNY DUE TO WX. SUBSEQUENT FLT PROGRESS STRIP AMENDMENTS DO NOT SHOW CORRECTED CHANGE TO IFR; RESULTING IN AMENDED CLRNCS.

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I WAS ON A FLT FROM FOND DU LAC; WI; TO OLD BRIDGE (3N6) NJ. I WAS VFR ON TOP AT 7500 FT AND HAD BEEN TRYING TO OBTAIN AN IFR CLRNC; SINCE THE LATEST WX I OBTAINED INDICATED THAT AN IFR APCH WOULD BE NECESSARY AT 3N6. OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 45 MINS; I HAD REQUESTED THE CLRNC ON 2 OCCASIONS. MY INITIAL REQUEST WAS MADE ABOUT 50 MI W OF WILLIAMSPORT. ABOUT 10 MI W OF ALLENTOWN; IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR ME TO COMMENCE A CLB IN ORDER TO REMAIN VFR. AT ABOUT AN ALT OF 8300 FT; THE CTLR FROM WHOM I HAD BEEN RECEIVING ADVISORIES; INQUIRED AS TO THE REASON FOR MY CLB OR WHAT ALT I WAS GOING TO. I TOLD HIM IT WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO REMAIN VFR WHILE AWAITING MY IFR CLRNC. HE THEN TOLD ME I WAS CLRED TO 3N6 DIRECT AND TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT. I UNDERSTOOD THAT TO BE MY IFR CLRNC AND READ IT BACK ACCORDINGLY. AFTER A HDOF TO ZNY; I WAS TOLD TO DSND TO 6500 FT. I THEN INQUIRED AS TO THE REASON FOR A VFR ALT. AT THIS POINT; I WAS IMC. IT APPEARS THAT ZNY DID NOT HAVE ME AS AN IFR OP. AFTER SOME CONFUSION; I WAS GIVEN FURTHER DSCNT CLRNCS AND HANDED OFF TO MCGUIRE FOR THE APCH INTO 3N6.