Under IFR, if no new clearance has been issued, you should continue with which clearance?

Under IFR, if no new clearance has been issued, you should continue with which clearance?

• A. Last assigned clearance
• B. Current heading
• C. Minimum fuel state
• D. Direct assignable clearance

Answer: (A)

When flying IFR, if no new clearance has been issued, you continue on the last assigned clearance. This means you stay on the route, altitude, and any other restrictions that ATC previously gave you until you receive a new clearance. The guidance is to follow what you were cleared to do, not to switch to a new heading or direct route on your own. For example, if you were cleared to fly the filed route at 8,000 feet and no further instruction is issued, you remain on that route and altitude. The other options are not the default action in this situation.

When flying IFR, if no new clearance has been issued, you continue on the last assigned clearance. This means you stay on the route, altitude, and any other restrictions that ATC previously gave you until you receive a new clearance. The guidance is to follow what you were cleared to do, not to switch to a new heading or direct route on your own. For example, if you were cleared to fly the filed route at 8,000 feet and no further instruction is issued, you remain on that route and altitude. The other options are not the default action in this situation.