noun
visual flight
Aviation term for flying by visual reference to the ground or horizon, as opposed to instrument flight. Often used in compounds like ビジュアルフライトルール (VFR).
パイロットはビジュアルフライトで着陸した。
The pilot landed using visual flight.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Instrument flight (IFR), the opposite of visual flight.
Loanword from English 'visual flight'.