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contact flying

–noun
aircraft piloting in which visual reference is made to the horizon and its landmarks.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism
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contact flight  
n.  Aircraft navigation by visual observation of the horizon or of landmarks. Also called contact flying.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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