instrument flying
noun
: navigation of an airplane by instruments only
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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 Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above