Airport non tower located in a control zone. Airport VFR but control zone IFR.

Attributes
ACN	132816
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 44n
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw tower : pou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	132816
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed VFR from an uncontrolled airport in VFR conditions. The uncontrolled airport lies at the edge of the IFR approach controled airspace of another airport. I was later told that a VFR departure was not legal, even though the conditions were VFR, if the valley airport was reporting IFR conditions. I should have had a better understanding of the rules governing this flight situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT NON TWR LOCATED IN A CTL ZONE. ARPT VFR BUT CTL ZONE IFR.

Narrative: DEPARTED VFR FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE UNCTLED ARPT LIES AT THE EDGE OF THE IFR APCH CTLED AIRSPACE OF ANOTHER ARPT. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT A VFR DEP WAS NOT LEGAL, EVEN THOUGH THE CONDITIONS WERE VFR, IF THE VALLEY ARPT WAS REPORTING IFR CONDITIONS. I SHOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES GOVERNING THIS FLT SITUATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.