Instrument flight time

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

"Instrument flight time" means the time during which a pilot is controlling an aircraft in flight solely by reference to instruments.

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

Defined in the same article

Accessible
aerobatic flight
aeroplane
Aeroplane required to be operated with a co-pilot
Aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training
aircraft
Airmanship
Airship

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