Flight rules are regulations and procedures adopted for flying aircraft in various conditions. Flight rule regimes include: *

Instrument flight rules In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ''Instrument F ...

, regulations and procedures for flying aircraft by referring only to the aircraft instrument panel for navigation * Night visual flight rules, the rules under which flight primarily by visual reference is done at night * Special visual flight rules, a set of aviation regulations under which a pilot may operate an aircraft *

Visual flight rules In aviation, visual flight rules (VFR) are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. Specifically, the weather must be better ...

, a set of regulations which allow a pilot to operate an aircraft in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going

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