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...flight plan: Information required. <snip> (c) IFR alternate airport weather minima . Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, no person...

.... No person may act as pilot in command of a civil aircraft under IFR or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR flight unless that person holds: (1) ...

... all of the basic operating rules including the regulatory weather minimums for IFR and VFR flight. MVFR has no regulatory meaning, so it...

... in paragraph (e) of this section, a person may act as pilot in command under IFR or weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for VFR only if: (1) Use of an airplane, ...

Assuming you meant VFR there the second time; you're right. To be legal in the pattern you really need a 1500 foot ceiling. Remember there is always Special VFR and what's "legal" isn't always smart.

...airplane pilots for their helicopter IFR , and it was never a problem at all. ... and airplanes, such as weather minima , so pay attention to those. You may chase the...

...; (ii) The minimum altitude (converted, if appropriate, to minimum flight level as prescribed in §91.121(c)) for IFR operations; or (iii) The altitude or flight level ATC ...

... fly VFR and simulate an IFR cross-country routing at ...under instrument flight rules, or in weather conditions less than VFR minimums unless that person holds an instrument...