Originally Posted by FlyerJosh

Lets look at this from another standpoint. Same situation, bigger equipment than what you're thinking of.

Substitute a turbine aircraft that has been given a hold over the same enroute VOR. The hold is at FL240. Would you still leave the hold and land at the intermediate airport, if you can proceed safely to your intended destination in accordance with the regs (or at least my interpretation).

Truth is, ATC is going to be watching you and clearing the way. As long as you can rationalize and justify your decision, so be it... but I would continue along the filed route, unless VFR (where I would squawk 1200 and proceed as such to an appropriate landing site).

The issue at hand is what is your actual clearance limit? The regs/AIM are rather vauge in their definition...