IFR cancelation when entering the VFR traffic pattern
Hello all ya flyers! This question is for those mainly who were training for their Instrument Ticket and probably encountered this situation!
Say you were doing practice approaches, on an IFR flight plan, this next approach you asked the approach controller you'd like to stay in the VFR pattern, they tell you something like "climb out is remain VFR with the tower". You check in with tower, they clear you for the option. You're on the go requesting closed, they grant it.
In this scenario, do you assume you are now VFR without the words "IFR cancelation received" being said?
Assume above scenario, except you are full stop. Tower was passed information you are full stop. No climb out instructions given. You come in, funky approach or your instructor says "coyote on runway gogogo". You're going around now. Tower asks intentions and you say "want to stay in the pattern", tower gives you closed traffic (they probably call approach saying you are not full stop and remaining with them).
In that scenario, are you still IFR? Or because tower granted you pattern entry, you assume you are VFR now, even without "verify IFR cancelation" being said?
I'm a controller fully on board for one way rather than the other, but I won't bias the opinions of you lovely folk.