Originally Posted by HectorD

Stupid question but lets say there is a dense cloud layer at 6,000-8,000ft. Anything above or below those altitudes is clear VFR. I know that as a VFR pilot, I cannot deliberately fly into clouds but what if you are on a IFR flightplan? could you request those altitudes and log some actual instrument flight time since you wouldn't be able to see anything? would that even be legal?