100523 GPS 17 KJYO
This is the last of today's approaches in actual conditions - and this was the "lowest" weather I've ever had coming into my home field. AWOS was reporting 4 miles in rain, but I didn't have the runway in sight until about 1 mile from the threshold.
I also taught myself a lesson. It may not be clear from the video, but there were a couple of other planes coming in to Leesburg behind me. ATC gave me the standard "cancel IFR on this frequency or via the RCO" along with a note about another aircraft behind me. Standard stuff and I usually try to accommodate the flow of traffic by cancelling as soon as practical. So, as soon as I had the field in sight and was confident of a safe landing, I dialed up ATC to cancel. On short final. Then had to wait a couple seconds for an opening. Then was stepped on and had to re-transmit. On shorter final. Then I was amused when he gave me the standard "cancellation received, maintain your current beacon until on the ground" (standard for the airports in the DC SFRA) - as I was practically rolling on the runway.
The lesson: Don't bother trying to accommodate everybody while dealing with landing on short final. If it's not crucial to the safe outcome of your flight, let it ride the extra few seconds it will take to complete your flight. My flight ended safely and I didn't feel stressed about it, but I did find myself asking why I felt compelled to cancel that close to the field. Next time, I'll wait until I'm down (or have more than 50 seconds to touchdown).
Weather: 00000KT 4SM RA BKN006 BKN010 OVC014 20/19 A3015