Aviation Pre-Flight Form — Fixed Wing Operations
Section 1 — General Information
FRAT Score: 0 pts
Section 2: FRAT — Flight Risk Assessment Tool
Score is calculated automatically. Yes = points as shown. No = 0 points.
🧠 Fatigue / Duty
Duty day greater than 12 hours +4 pts
Total flight time greater than 8 hours +4 pts
Less than 12 hour rest period +5 pts
🏔️ Environment / Airport
Published approaches available +5 pts
Mountainous terrain +5 pts
Control tower operational +2 pts
Airport elevation over 5000' MSL +3 pts
FRAT Score: 0 pts
🌙 Operation Type
Winter operation +1 pts
Twilight operation (1600–2200) +1 pts
Night operation (2200–0400) +2 pts
Pop up trip (less than 3 hours crew report time) +3 pts
International operation +2 pts
🌦️ Weather
Weather reporting available at destination +5 pts
Destination weather less than 500' / 2 SM +3 pts
Heavy rain at departure and/or destination +5 pts
Frozen precipitation at departure and/or destination +4 pts
Surface winds greater than 30 knots +3 pts
Thunderstorms at departure and/or destination +4 pts
Severe turbulence +5 pts
Icing (moderate–severe) +5 pts
Crosswinds greater than 25 knots +5 pts
FRAT Score: 0 pts
🛠️ Aircraft / Runway
Is this a maintenance flight? +3 pts
MEL / CDL items (items related to safety of flight) +2 pts
Is ILS approach available? +3 pts
Circling approach (best approach available) +4 pts
Contaminated runway +3 pts
Runway less than 5000 ft in distance +5 pts
Runway braking action less than good +5 pts
🌊 Special Operations
Extended over-water operations +4 pts
📊 FRAT Score

Total = sum of all Yes-answer points. Answer all 29 questions to see final score.

— Fill in all FRAT questions to calculate
Score bands: 0–30 Low Risk  |  31–55 Medium Risk  |  56–80 High Risk  |  81+ Very High Risk
Section 3 — Aviation / Medical Communications
This section does NOT affect the FRAT score.