Overview
In Basic Aeronautical Practice you will receive basic flight training in the training area and circuit area prior to your first solo flight. This unit will provide you with up to 13 hours of basic aeronautical experience in a small general aviation aeroplane. You will learn how to control an aircraft and maintain it at a constant altitude, heading and speed. You will learn how to change altitude, make turns and manoeuvre the aircraft. You will learn how to recognise the symptoms of entry and how to recover from a stall. This should enable you to fly as pilot in command of an aircraft in the circuit area of the training aerodrome. You will be required to attend a flight training provider approved by the Head of Course in order to complete this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Co-requisite: AVAT11002 Basic Aeronautical Knowledge
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2018
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student feedback
Undertaking the practical flights, content for the briefings was delivered in great detail and easy to understand.
Continue with current practices.
Feedback from Student feedback
More schools closer to rural areas as traveling can cost a lot of money.
No intention to include regional flight schools.
Feedback from Student feedback
More detail on the connection with the flight school, more information on what happens after 13 hours or first solo before students achieve this goal.
Details will be include on the Moodle site.
- Control an aircraft translationally and rotationally in flight
- Fly an aircraft at a constant altitude, heading and airspeed
- Manoeuvre an aircraft to nominated altitude at constant airspeed and heading
- Perform various turns on to a particular heading
- Recognise the symptoms and recover from a stall
- Fly a circuit and approach to a runway under various conditions
- Communicate appropriately with aeronautical staff.
N/A
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.thatcher@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Basic Aeronautical Knowledge
Effects of Controls Flight Lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
All lectures will be available through Moodle
Module/Topic
Straight and Level and Climbing and Descending Flight Lectures
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
All lectures will be available through Moodle
Module/Topic
Medium Level Turns, Climbing and Descending Turns Flight Lectures
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
All lectures will be available through Moodle
Module/Topic
Stalling and Circuits Flight Lectures
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
All lectures will be available through Moodle
Module/Topic
Flight School Visits
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Determine Flight Training Provider
Module/Topic
Flight Provider Visits
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Flight Practicals
Module/Topic
Effects of Controls and Straight and Level Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Climbing and Descending and Medium Level Turns Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Climbing and Descending Turns and Stalling Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Circuits Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Circuits and Flapless Circuits Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Circuits and Glide Approaches Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Engine Failures After Take-off and Solo Circuit Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Revision Flight Practical
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
Module/Topic
Flight Practical Examination
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Undertaken at the flight school
1 Practical Assessment
The Flight Practical Assessment comprises flight maneouvres to the standard for first solo flight.
Result of Practical Flight Test
In order to pass the Practical Flight Test a student will need to perform all flight maneouvres at first solo standard.
No submission method provided.
- Control an aircraft translationally and rotationally in flight
- Fly an aircraft at a constant altitude, heading and airspeed
- Manoeuvre an aircraft to nominated altitude at constant airspeed and heading
- Perform various turns on to a particular heading
- Recognise the symptoms and recover from a stall
- Fly a circuit and approach to a runway under various conditions
- Communicate appropriately with aeronautical staff.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
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A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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