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Under IFR, you have to be at least 1000' above the nearest object within 5nm
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Unless intending to land of course.....
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I think FFF meant the HIGHEST object within 5 nm!
You must still remain 1000 ft above etc. EVEN IF you are intending to land, UNLESS you are following a published approach procedure. Otherwise we would all be setting up GPS approaches to our local strip and barrelling in in all weathers!