Control application solely by reference to instruments.

Bottom line

Accident statistics show that the pilot who has not been trained in attitude instrument flying, or one whose instrument skills have eroded, lose control of the airplane in about 10 minutes once forced to rely solely on instrument references. Many hours of VFR flying using the attitude indicator as a reference for airplane control may lull pilots into a false sense of security based on an overestimation of their personal ability to control the airplane solely by instrument references. The pilot needs to believe what the flight instruments show about the airplane’s attitude regardless of what the natural senses tell.