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instrument flying

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instrument flying
n.
Aircraft navigation by reference to instruments only.
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Noun1.instrument flying - navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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Based on experience gained during WW II and in the transition to jet aircraft, it became apparent that Naval Aviators needed to improve their skills in instrument flying.
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Besides setting cross-country and speed records in the 1920s and 1930s, Doolittle developed instrument flying, becoming the first pilot ever to take off, fly a set course and land ``blind'' - without ever seeing the ground.
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Republic Airways first officer candidates must hold a Commercial pilots license, have 1,500 hours of total flight time with 300 hours in multi engine aircraft as well as 75 hours of instrument flying.
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