heli7,
Quoting from the VFR guide is not complete: you should refer to
UK AIP ENR1.2 Visual Flight Rules, which adds the caveat
at 3000 ft amsl or below and flying at 140 KIAS or less: or similar to the requirement
Clear of Cloud and with the surface in sight........
It follows by default that when above 3000ft amsl it is
not a requirement to be with the surface in sight, and only compliance with Table 1 is needed: much the same as already postulated by puntosaurus
Grenville,
IFR auto is usually a fixed speed (~70kias) steady state auto into wind, with a flare as usual at the normal height for the aircraft type or alternatively a 10 degree nose up at 150' radalt and a pitch pull if still IFR to the surface. Pot luck where you land, though