Local field, KCTY, is under Class E airspace. So ground to 700' MSL is G, 700'+ is E. For the purpose of this question the cloud deck is at 1200' MSL and 10sm visibility; therefore the field would be reporting VFR conditions. Pattern altitude is 1000' MSL.
I am questioning if I can legally depart the field or arrive at the field? If I fly the pattern altitude I am 200' below the clouds in E and therefore illegal. Can I stay below 700' and ignore the pattern altitude to get out of the E ring then climb to 1000' MSL in G to travel to KCDK where E starts at 1200' MSL?
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