Apologies for replying directly after my last reply. Bad form so I am told!
BUT
I just re-read the paragraphs from GASIL above and they talk about flying through the LCY and up the Lee River in the context of SVFR stating that under SVFR, as we know, Rule 5(1)(a)(ii) maybe disregarded but not Rule 5(1)(a)(i).
I wonder if this statement and indeed this paragraph was written in response to examples of pilots flying under SVFR in this area at below 1500 feet and assuming they are ok in Law because of the Rule 5 modification when flying under SVFR i.e. they forgot that there is no change to the land clear requirement even under SVFR
Now flying thru the LCY in a SEP at <1500ft is definately
but maybe 2400ft is slightly more
even
Just a thought.....doesn't change the general sense of the thread above though.