Flying by sight or by instruments

Every flight follows one of two sets of rules: VFR, flying by looking outside, or IFR, flying by the instruments, also in cloud. You see the weather VFR needs in Europe, and that airliners almost always fly IFR.

What you learn

• Tell VFR from IFR
• Explain what see and avoid means
• Give the European VFR minima for visibility and cloud
• Explain who keeps IFR flights apart
• Say why most pilots start with VFR by day

In playlists

• Start here
• Instrument flying

Also on

• Video course: Aviation for beginners
• Glossary: IFR
• Glossary: VFR
• Glossary: IMC
• Glossary: VMC
• Wiki: IFR (Instrument flight rules)
• Wiki: VFR (Visual Flight Rules )
• Wiki: VMC (Visual meteorological conditions)
• Wiki: IMC (Instrument meteorological conditions)
• Wiki: Flight Rules
• Wiki: Cloud Separation Rules