Examples of instrument flying in a Sentence
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During its descent, the helicopter flew into and out of clouds going from visual to instrument flying.
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Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
Seip was was one of the first women to join the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol, teaching instrument flying to military pilots.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
The aircraft is equipped for instrument flying for operators licensed to do so — even with a solo pilot.
—New York Times, 30 Jan. 2020
Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
Seip was was one of the first women to join the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol, teaching instrument flying to military pilots.
—Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2021
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
The aircraft is equipped for instrument flying for operators licensed to do so — even with a solo pilot.
—New York Times, 30 Jan. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of instrument flying was
in 1924
Dictionary Entries Near instrument flying
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“Instrument flying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrument%20flying. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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