CRAFT (aviation)

In aviation, CRAFT is a mnemonic for the essential elements of a clearance under instrument flight rules (IFR).[1]

Overview

CRAFT stands for:

Example

Consider the following example of an IFR clearance:

N12345 cleared to Las Vegas airport via the HOLTZ seven departure, Daggett transition, then as filed, climb and maintain five thousand, expect flight level three three zero one zero minutes after departure, departure frequency is one two four point five, squawk six five six two.

In this example, the clearance limit is Las Vegas Airport. The route is the HOLTZ7 Standard Instrument Departure, with a transition fix at the Daggett (DAG) VOR, and the rest of the route is as filed in the flight plan. The flight should climb to and maintain 5000 feet initially, and further clearance to FL330 may be expected (but is not guaranteed) ten minutes after departure. The frequency to which the crew should tune after departure is 124.50 MHz, and the transponder should be set to 6562 before departure. There is no void time in this example.

Note: This example is typical in the United States; phraseology may vary in other countries, although the essential elements remain the same.

References

  1. 1 2 Richard L.Collins, "Is Fatigue From Turbolence Breaking Airframes?", Flying Magazine, Vol. 132, No. 8, p.61

See also

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