Instrument-rated pilots can blend IFR privileges with VFR freedoms in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) using procedures like "climb to VFR on top" for departures and "visual" or "contact" ...
Flying IFR to a destination without instrument approach procedures (IAP) necessitates planning an alternate airport regardless of weather and careful adherence to VFR minimums for the visual segment ...
In 2019, more than 4.5 million people traveled by air every day worldwide and many of them arrived late because of weather. Up to 70% of air traffic delays are caused by instrument meteorological ...