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Instrument flight rules

In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR).

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Separation and clearance

Weather

Navigation

Procedures

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Instrument flight rules

Top relations

related to Weather · 14
Instrument flight rules → ATC, For, IFR, IMC, In, It, LIFR, MVFR, The, To, US, VFR, VMC, While
related to Instrument flight rules · 12
Instrument flight rules → Class, Flight, IFR, IMC, In, Instrument, Procedures, United States, Use, VFR, VMC, When
related to Aircraft · 10
Instrument flight rules → Bell, FAA-certified, From, IFR, In, Leonardo, Recently, The, United States, VFR

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Important terminology

flight ifr aircraft instrument conditions vfr airspace visual weather pilot rules atc must navigation flying vmc imc clearance also pilots

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VORsinstance ofincluding ground-based systems0.80text
DMEsinstance ofincluding ground-based systems0.80text
and localizers for enroute flightinstance ofincluding ground-based systems0.80text
GPSinstance ofAircraft with appropriate navigational equipment0.80text
are also often cleared for a direct-to routinginstance ofAircraft with appropriate navigational equipment0.80text
where only the destinationinstance ofAircraft with appropriate navigational equipment0.80text
or a few navigational waypoints are used to describe the route that the flight will followinstance ofAircraft with appropriate navigational equipment0.80text
Instrument flight rulesrelated to AircraftThe0.60section
Instrument flight rulesrelated to AircraftIn0.60section
Instrument flight rulesrelated to AircraftUnited States0.60section
Instrument flight rulesrelated to AircraftIFR0.60section
Instrument flight rulesrelated to AircraftVFR0.60section

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    Instrument flight rules

    Nodes62
    Edges61
    Triples43
    Avg. degree1.97
    Density0.032258
    Components1
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