Rustle, I'm totally confused by your last post.
I'm proposting to stay under IFR until I break out of the cloud. While I'm more than 1000' above the nearest obstacle yadda yadda yadda, I'm complying with rule 29 (as I must if I'm under IFR). Below 1000' yadda yadda yadda, rule 29 no longer applies due to exemption (a) (which I agree
could apply in your scenario, although it's more open for debate). I continue down to my MDA, in accordance with normal practice when making a non-precision approach in IMC. If I happen to break out of the cloud, then I can immediately transition to VFR, where rule 29 no longer applies. Rule 5 still applies, but I've been complying with rule 5 the whole time. Where's the problem?
I also don't see why Evo needs the cloudbase to be "at least 1000' above any obstacles within 5nm of track" in order to be able to land, since exemption (a) allows him to go lower than that.
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