FFF, I think the "sticking point" is whether there is an approach or not.
You believe there is nothing preventing an approach under IFR without any approach aids (covered in Chilli's post above) and without any approach procedure (covered, I thought
in mine)
If you are right (about being allowed to use the "procedure"), then you are also correct about R29 and its applicability.
If I am right (about not being allowed to use what is, effectively, a scrap of paper with writing on it), then you cannot transition from IFR to VFR if the cloud base is lower than (min) 1000' AGL because to do so will breach the 1000' rule.
So all we need do now is agree that there's no approach because there is no procedure, and we're set
The rules are quite clear.
If I have the 20th April 2003 plates for Farnborough, but they were re-issued on the 21st April 2003 then my approach (using the old 20th April plates) is illegal is it not?