On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 04:03:07 GMT, Newps wrote:

The KEX radio report I heard the following Monday reported "The pilot
was under 'visual flight rules' which means he was flying by reference
to what he could see, rather than using the onboard instruments."

That's accurate.

It's difficult, in a written medium, to convey the level of confidence
the reporter has in saying that, that flying VFR was more risky than
flying by reference to the instruments.

Rob

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