Re flying under power lines; years ago I did a stint of 'bird chasing.'
No,you lot, It isn't what you think!.
It was chasing Crows out of Almond Orchards and to carry out this Operation required a Low Level Endorsement, which from memory consisted of at least 15 hours dual and about the same amount ICUS, all flown about 15 feet above tree top!
One of the things the Checking Instructor made me learn, was how to fly under power lines. I clearly remember doing it twice with the Checkie on board and then being required to go out and do it solo.
Learning this technique has benefited me more than once.
But returning to the subject ;
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Duck Pilot's original observations could be expressed as "You have no business being IMC below LSALT unless on a published Instrument Approach,'' and that says it all really.
Any further comment is irrelevent.