Overview
Meteorology (Commercial Pilot Licence) will provide you with knowledge of low altitude meteorology applicable to aviation operations. You will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) meteorology syllabus. You will study the atmosphere, its structure, composition and dynamics. You will learn how temperature, pressure and density vary with altitude and how this affects your ability to pilot an aircraft. Cloud types and their associated weather will be identified and classified. You will also learn how to read meteorological charts.
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 - 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 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.
- Describe the model of International Standard Atmosphere
- Explain atmospheric characteristics and how temperature, pressure and density vary with altitude
- Classify cloud types and their associated weather
- Explain the motion of air masses and fronts, and the weather associated with each type
- Identify features on low level aviation meteorological charts
- Decode aviation meteorological forecasts and reports.
N/A
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Group Work - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 - Group Work - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Meteorology
Edition: Latest (Most recent offered)
Authors: David Robson, Peter Whellum, Melanie Waddell
Cheltenham Cheltenham , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 1 875537 84 8
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
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.
j.blair@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
The Atmosphere
Chapter
The Atmosphere
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Atmosphere
Chapter
The Atmosphere
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Clouds
Chapter
Clouds
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Precipitation
Chapter
Precipitation
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Thunderstorms
Chapter
Thunderstorms
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Icing
Chapter
Icing
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Visibility
Chapter
Visibility
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Motion in the Atmosphere (Winds)
Chapter
Motion in the Atmosphere
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Winds
Chapter
Motions in the Atmosphere
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Synoptic Meteorology
Chapter
Synoptic Meteorology
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Climatology of Australia
Chapter
Climatology of Australia
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Weather Services, Reports, and Forecasts
Chapter
Weather Services, Reports, and Forecasts
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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1 Group Work
TASK DESCRIPTION
This assessment is designed to strengthen your understanding of flight planning and navigation.
In order to achieve this you will need to:
- Use maps along with computations learned throughout this course to plan a flight for weather requirements to given points and back to the starting point.
- Integrate weather restrictions as well as environmental conditions into the flight plan
- prepare the map with weather requirements and limitations.
Your map and flight plan must be produced in electronic format (either as (a) a single page word-processed document, (b) single page Publisher document saved in a pdf format, or (c) as a single PowerPoint slide saved in a pdf format) and should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions. Note; that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin), hence the requirement to submit the Publisher or Powerpoint documents as pdf files. You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Week 9 Monday (7 May 2018) 9:00 am AEST
Submit in Turnitin in Moodle
Week 12 Monday (28 May 2018)
Successfully plan flight according to requirements in Tutorial 9 exercise. Using information from the slides you will plan the proposed flight from point A to B to C and back to point A. The map is also in Week 7 Tutorial. This exercise will give you practice in-flight planning practice for weather. You will be assessed on a Pass/Fail grading. The main purpose of this assessment is to assess your ability to do the tutorial. Each leg will have weather forecasts and you will determine the minimum requirements for each leg. Any deviations or corrections need to be noted by the student. You will list all the instrument requirements of the aircraft and for the stated weather conditions.
- Describe the model of International Standard Atmosphere
- Explain atmospheric characteristics and how temperature, pressure and density vary with altitude
- Classify cloud types and their associated weather
- Explain the motion of air masses and fronts, and the weather associated with each type
- Identify features on low level aviation meteorological charts
- Decode aviation meteorological forecasts and reports.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
