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instrument flight

[′in·strə·mənt ‚flīt]
(navigation)
A flight in which the navigation of the aircraft is controlled solely by reference to instruments.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

instrument flight

A flight in which the path and the attitude of the aircraft are controlled solely by reference to aircraft instruments.
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