Thanks perusal for you tail covering response. I fly, on average, 5 times a day from a flying school close to Class D airspace and underneath a variety of Class D/E TMA.
Cows getting bigger,
If you want to make a correct point, based on the above on the next nice day you are flying and you are told to remain outside controlled airspace, you can inform said controller that you will not be complying with that instruction.
After the almost guaranteed verbal lashing, you can report entering controlled airspace and leaving the frequency........as you climb into the Class E
controlled airspace VFR
In your case I can see where you are coming from because not only is it wrong for a unit other than an ATC unit to issue instructions i.e. FISO etc can not give instructions. It is wrong to say remain outside controlled airspace when in your case you can legally enter the class E controlled airspace without even asking.
Regards,
DFC