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instrument flying

–noun
the control and navigation of an aircraft by reference to its gauges, with no or only limited visual reference outside the cockpit.

Origin:
1925–30
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instrument flying  
n.  Aircraft navigation by reference to instruments only.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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