Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation visual flight rules
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- initialism aviation Visual Flight Rules , a set of rules allowing a pilot to fly by sight
references , rather than by relying oninstruments under Instrument Flight Rules ("IFR "). - initialism Visiting Friends and Relatives, used in statistics as one section of the market.
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Examples
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Pilots calling for an official weather briefing were told that the visibility at Kennedy's destination was more than eight miles -- adequate for a pilot flying by the naked eye or "VFR" -- visual flight rules.
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The number of overseas residents visiting friends or relatives (the "VFR" market) in the UK also fell last year - dipping 10 per cent.
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It is basically a visit friends and relatives (VFR) market used to carrying gifts and shopping across continents, …
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I have a full bike license – I have owned a VFR, Bandit (x2) and various other sports/tourers … how many points on my license?
The Implications Of Courting Popularity « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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It is basically a visit friends and relatives (VFR) market used to carrying gifts and shopping across continents, …
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Also note that during conditions suitable for this (a subset of VFR conditions), outside the ADIZ, any GA pilot can hop in his airplane, get takeoff clearance if applicable (i.e. if taking off from a towered airport), and fly around without so much as filing a flight plan or talking to Air Traffic Control.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Times Square bombing — where were the cameras? 2010
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We climbed to 27,000 feet to stay VFR, clear of the clouds.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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To avoid collisions, the VFR pilot is expected to “see and avoid” obstacles and other aircraft.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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If the weather was poor but there was a VFR hole above the airfield, we would use the Whirlpool.
A Nightmare’s Prayer Michael Franzak 2010
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This staggeringly stupid woman provides evidence of the “two mutually irreconcilable peoples” Auster has described in his post on VFR.
HCR: Pelosi tells the simple-minded American people not to worry our pretty little heads about it 2010
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