Due to COVID-19 restrictions, formal examinations have been cancelled for 2020 Term 1. The final examination in this unit will be replaced by an online test. More details will be available on Moodle. The learning outcomes assessed are unchanged.
Overview
General Aeronautical Knowledge (Commercial Pilot Licence) will provide you with knowledge of small commercial aircraft power plants and systems. You will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's Commercial Pilot Licence General Aeronautical Knowledge syllabus. Topics you will study in depth include piston engine power plants and propellers. You will learn about aircraft electrical and hydraulic systems, fuel systems, and ice and rain protection systems. You will also become familiar with flight and navigation instruments.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: AVAT11002 Basic Aeronautical Knowledge; AVAT11003 Basic Aeronautical Practice and AVAT11005 Aviation Physics
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 1 - 2020
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 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 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 Instructor observation.
More emphasis on revision time, unit review and exam preparation.
A full tutorial was conducted during week 13. Many students appeared not to attend or view the tutorial. The lecturer will place more emphasis on the importance of this final tutorial.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator.
The unit included 6 voluntary quizzes. Many students did not attempt the quizzes. The quizzes were designed to review and consolidate subject areas and act as exam preparation.
The quizzes should be made compulsory.
Feedback from Student feedback/instructor observation.
Some students said they felt the unit content was too detailed, whilst others stated that they had already covered some of the material in previous units.
The unit was designed to review and consolidate material presented in previous units, and also extended and build upon previous learning. The lecturer should emphasis this during the first lecturer. The unit coordinator believes that a 'happy medium' between the review and presenting new material was achieved, whilst ensuring that all the learning objectives were met.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator.
The unit was 'inherited' and there were some areas where the presentation material contained only sufficient detail. Also, there were many formatting inconsistencies.
The unit was enhanced and tidied up in a very short period of time to ensure that all learning objectives were clearly met. Although student feedback was very positive, the unit coordinator will continue to enhance the material in certain areas to 'add value' and improve appearance.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator.
Enhanced learning through virtual reality.
The unit coordinator is currently researching/developing flight simulator and flight deck virtual reality. Initial student feedback (and staff feedback) of the virtual reality is very positive. It is believed that virtual reality will greatly enhance the student learning experience and will be included as much as possible when this unit is taught again.
- Explain the operation and construction of aircraft piston engine power plants
- Describe the operation and performance characteristics of fixed and variable pitch propellers
- Describe the function of a typical small aircraft's mechanical system
- Explain the operation and function of a light aircraft undercarriage system
- Convert between the various airspeeds
- Explain the operation of the aircraft pressure and gyro flight instruments
- Discuss the basic operating principles of aeronautical radio systems.
N/A. No external accreditation.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||||
| 11 - 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 | 11 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 60% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
Aircraft General Knowledge
- Aviation Theory Centre
- Brisbane Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
- ISBN: 978-1-875537-14-3
- Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Copies can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Recommended book: Aircraft General Knowledge for the CASA PPL/CPL Day VFR Syllabus.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.ranganathan@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Powerplant and systems 1.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 2.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Powerplant and systems 2.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 2.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Lubrication, Cooling and Supercharging.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapters 5 and 6.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2020Module/Topic
Fuel System.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 4 and 8.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Electrical System, fire protection and climate control.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapters 3, 9, 11 and 12.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2020Module/Topic
No lectures.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Hydraulic Systems.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 10.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2020Module/Topic
Propellers.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 7.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2020Module/Topic
Flight Instruments.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapters 13, 14 and 15.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2020Module/Topic
Automatic Flight.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapter 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2020Module/Topic
Aeronautical radio telephony.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2020Module/Topic
Radio waves.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Review.
Chapter
Aircraft General Knowledge: Chapters 2 to 16.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Review / final exam.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2020Module/Topic
Final exam.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Aim of the assignment
To broaden your understanding of knowledge presented in the unit.
Assignment Description
Perform a comparative study of the Cessna 172 and PA 28 airplanes and make recommendations of the suitability of each aircraft for different types of operations.
Submit a report that contains:
· A brief summary/overview/history of the aircraft;
· A discussion (comparative study). Include design, systems, performance, weight and balance, capacity, range, endurance, etc.;
· Conclusion and recommendations.
Since there is an element of Team Work in this assignment, you may work within a team to discuss your methodology. However, each student is required to submit a unique paper, which is subject to the standard plagiarism policies.
Resources
As required.
Format
The paper should be written in a report format with a title page, executive summary, introduction, main body and conclusion / recommendations.
Referencing required is Harvard style.
Include number the pages, word count and a table of contents.
Use Calibri (Body) 11 font.
Assessment
Refer to the Rubric marking matrix on Moodle.
Week 11 Friday (29 May 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (19 June 2020)
Refer to Rubric on Moodle.
- Describe the function of a typical small aircraft's mechanical system
- Explain the operation and function of a light aircraft undercarriage system
- Explain the operation of the aircraft pressure and gyro flight instruments
- Discuss the basic operating principles of aeronautical radio systems.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
2 Online Quiz(zes)
Complete the online quizzes.
Review/Exam Week Friday (12 June 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
No Assessment Criteria
- Explain the operation and construction of aircraft piston engine power plants
- Describe the operation and performance characteristics of fixed and variable pitch propellers
- Explain the operation and function of a light aircraft undercarriage system
- Convert between the various airspeeds
- Discuss the basic operating principles of aeronautical radio systems.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - non-programmable, no text retrieval, silent only
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