Vfr Vs Ifr. Ifr stands for instrument flight rules and allows a pilot who is instrument rated ir to operate an aircraft by relying almost solely on instruments. Similar to vfr ifr is a set of rules that govern an aircraft flying in instrument meteorological conditions or imc.
Vfr pilots can t do special vfr at night unless they are instrument rated. In some ways vfr only pilots can be safer when flying vfr than pilots who hold instrument ratings and sometimes fly vfr sometimes ifr. A miscommunication between the tower and the pilot in an ifr flight is unsafe.
Once a pilot holds a ppl the next step is to be instrument rated ir.
Ifr flight flies with reference to flight deck instruments and navigation by reference of electronic signals. Thus ifr flight operation is done sincerely. Ken ibold page 21. Ifr stands for instrument flight rules the set of rules that govern aircraft that fly in imc or instrument meteorological conditions.
