En route IFR flight

EASA defines “En route IFR flight” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

"En route IFR flight" means the phase of an IFR flight that commences after the completion of an IFR departure procedure and finishes when commencing an IFR approach procedure.

FCL.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · Read FCL.010

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aeroplane
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Aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training
aircraft
Airmanship
Airship

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