Overview
This unit will provide you with the aeronautical knowledge of flight planning, navigation, performance, loading and operations pertaining to small general aviation aircraft. You will calculate basic flight plans and fuel plans. You will also study meteorological and navigational factors that affect flying, including aerodrome forecasts and area forecasts. You will develop knowledge of planning flights on navigational charts and airspace requirements. You will also study the flight rules and procedures relevant to a Private Pilot. In this unit, you will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of Schedule 3 of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's Part 61, Manual of Standards (Aeronautical Knowledge Standards) applicable to the Private Pilot Licence. This will allow you to sit the Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) Examination which is a prerequisite for attempting the flight test for the Private Pilot Licence.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite unit: 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 3 - 2022
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 graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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 DDLT
Spend less time in lectures and more interactive time with the students.
1. As the main teaching tool, continue with the teacher-centered style of learning (lectures) 2. Introduce and encourage student-centered style of learning using work books 3. Develop work books for T222 as a self-directed study tool used in conjunction with quizzes 4. Have more discussion around topics to encourage student engagement
Feedback from Self
Identify learning gaps
1. Obtain results from formative weekly quizzes and identify learning gaps 2. Spend time before each new lectures addressing learning gaps
- Extract and apply relevant information from aviation documents and charts in the Civil Aviation Publications, Civil Aviation Advisory Publications, Civil Aviation Legislation, and Notices to Airmen
- Explain the basic human factors considerations for a Private Pilot
- Convert between time standards using beginning and end of civil twilight graphs or charts
- Describe the principle of operation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems navigation, its advantages, disadvantages, limitations, and restrictions
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of the atmosphere including heat, temperature, humidity, pressure, clouds and precipitation, local weather, meteorological forecasts and reports, and their effect on planning a basic navigation exercise
- Complete a basic flight plan with an Equi-Time Point including take-off and landing, cruise, climb and descent performance, and weight and balance using available weather forecasts and operational briefing documents
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the Private Pilot Licence competencies in Schedule 3 of Part 61, Manual of Standards.
There is no external accreditation for aviation awards however, there are legal requirements to be met under the Civil Aviation Act and Civil Aviation Regulations.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | |||||||
2 - Examination - 60% |
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 | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | ||||||||||
2 - Examination - 60% |
Textbooks
Aerodynamics for the private & commercial pilot licences.
Edition: 1st (2015)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre (NZ)
Darra Darra , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 9781875537839
Binding: Paperback
Aircraft General Knowledge for the Private and Commercial Pilot Licences
2nd Edition (2018)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre Pty Ltd
Narrangba Narrangba , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 978_1_875537_14_3
Binding: Paperback
Aircraft Operation, Performance and Planning for the Private and Commercial Pilot Licences
6th Edition (2022)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre Pty Ltd
Narrangba Narrangba , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 978-1-875537-27-3
Binding: Paperback
Flight Rules and Air Law : For the Private and Commercial Pilot Licences
22nd Edition (2022)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre Pty Ltd
Hamilton Hamilton , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 978-0-949499-41-7
Binding: Paperback
Human Factors for the Private and Commercial Pilot Licences
5th Edition (2021)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre Pty Ltd
Narrangba Narrangba , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 978-0-949499-18-9
Binding: Paperback
Meteorology : for the private and commercial pilot licenses
3rd Edition (2021)
Authors: David Robson
Aviation Theory Centre Pty Ltd
Hamilton Hamilton , QLD , Australia
ISBN: 978-0-949499-32-5
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Purchase all of your requirements, including uniforms at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.malouf@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Chapter
Robson's Meteorology. Chapters 1-8
Robson's Meteorology:Chapters 1-8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1
Module/Topic
Meteorology: Met Systems
Meteorology: Forecasts and Reports
Chapter
Robson's Meteorology:Chapters 7,8
Robson's Meteorology:Chapters 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 2
Module/Topic
General Navigation
Navigation: Computational techniques
Chapter
Robson's Navigation:Chapters 1,2,3
Robson's Navigation:Chapters 4 and 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3
Module/Topic
Navigation: Planning
Navigation: VOR, GNSS
Chapter
Robson's Navigation:Chapters 5
Robson's Navigation:Chapters 6,7,8,9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 4
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Navigation Flight Procedures
Navigation: Planning a flight plan
Chapter
Robson's Navigation:Chapters 5
Robson's Navigation: Chapters 1-9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 5
Module/Topic
Performance – Airspace and Aerodromes
Performance--p-charts, loading, PNR, ETP Loading, PNR, ETP(CP)
Chapter
Robson's Aircraft Operation, Performance and Planning: Chapter 1
Robson's Flight Rules and Air Law: Chapters 5,6,7,8
Robson's Aircraft Operation, Performance and Planning: Chapters
1,2, 5,6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 6
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Robson's Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapters 2,6,13,14,15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 7
Module/Topic
Aeronautical knowledge -GNSS
Aeronautical knowledge-Props, Take-off and Landing performance, Density alt -Pressure alt p-charts
Chapter
Robson's Aircraft General knowledge: Chapter 17
Robson's Aircraft General knowledge: Chapters 7,16
Robson's Aircraft Operation, Performance and Planning Chapter 2
Lecture notes
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 8
Module/Topic
Air law-documentation
Air law - Licensing
Chapter
Robson's Flight Rules and Air Law: Chapter 1
Robson's Flight Rules and Air Law: Chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 9
Module/Topic
Air law - operational
Human performance - health
Chapter
Robson's Flight Rules and Air Law: Chapters 2,3,4,
Robson's Human Factors: Chapters 1,2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 10
Module/Topic
Human Performance-operational - Health 1
Human Performance-operational -Health 2
Chapter
Robson's Human Factors: Chapters 1,3,4,
Robson's Human Factors: Chapters 1,3,4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 11 Not assessed
Module/Topic
Human Factors and TEMS
Revision
Chapter
Robson's Human Factors: Chapters 5,6,7,8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 12- Not assessed
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
10 weekly quizzes will be given each comprising 20 questions. Students have 30min to complete the multiple choice quiz. The day and time of the quizzes are yet to be advised.
10
Weekly
Each quiz is left open for a week starting on the evening of the second lecture and finishing on the morning of the next first lecture
online
The quizzes cover content taught in the first 20 lectures and tutorials. The weighting of the quizzes is 40%.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
- Extract and apply relevant information from aviation documents and charts in the Civil Aviation Publications, Civil Aviation Advisory Publications, Civil Aviation Legislation, and Notices to Airmen
- Explain the basic human factors considerations for a Private Pilot
- Convert between time standards using beginning and end of civil twilight graphs or charts
- Describe the principle of operation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems navigation, its advantages, disadvantages, limitations, and restrictions
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of the atmosphere including heat, temperature, humidity, pressure, clouds and precipitation, local weather, meteorological forecasts and reports, and their effect on planning a basic navigation exercise
- Complete a basic flight plan with an Equi-Time Point including take-off and landing, cruise, climb and descent performance, and weight and balance using available weather forecasts and operational briefing documents
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the Private Pilot Licence competencies in Schedule 3 of Part 61, Manual of Standards.
Examination
Calculator - non-programmable, no text retrieval, silent only
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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.
Why is academic integrity important?
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.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.