Subchapter 10.2 – Complete Flight Sequence with Detailed Commentary

PHASE 3: IFR CLEARANCE REQUEST

Timeline: T-0:20 (20 minutes before departure)

You have started the engine. Now you will request your IFR clearance from Salzburg Delivery. This is the CRAFT clearance: Callsign, Route, Altitude, Flight plan info, Type of flight.

IFR Clearance Request

Salzburg Delivery · OE-DMS

PILOT: Salzburg Delivery, OE-DMS, Cessna one-seven-two, request IFR clearance

DELIVERY: OE-DMS, Salzburg Delivery, standby for clearance. [10-second pause while controller retrieves flight plan]

DELIVERY: OE-DMS, CLEARED to Munich aerodrome via direct routing, climb to flight level zero-eight-zero, after departure turn right heading zero-nine-zero, departure frequency one-nineteen decimal four-five-zero. Report level flight level zero-eight-zero. QNH one-zero-two-zero.