Unit Profile Correction added on 09-08-18
Text Book: Aviation Theory Instrument Rating by David Robson
Unit Profile Correction added on 09-08-18
Examination
Date: During the University examination period
Weighting: 60%
Length: 120 minutes
Details: Multi choice (60 questions)
Restricted: Text book only
Overview
Instrument Flight Rules and Procedures will provide you with the knowledge of instrument flight rules and procedures that is required for the issue of the Command Instrument Rating (CIR). You will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's Instrument Rating syllabus. You will study the operational knowledge required of a Command Instrument Rating and the meteorological conditions which categorise Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). You will also study small commercial aircraft Instrument Flight Rules flight planning including the use of space and ground based instrument systems. The principles of performance-based navigation including area navigation and required navigation performance will be learnt.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: AVAT12009 Navigation (Commercial Pilot Licence); AVAT12008 Meteorology (Commercial Pilot Licence) and AVAT11006 Aviation Law
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
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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.
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- Describe general operations and procedures related to the Instrument Rating
- Reflect on procedures for flight under the instrument flight rules
- Critically evaluate an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan
- Explain the use of ground and space based navigation systems
- Discuss the principle and use of performance-based navigation
- Reflect on the human factors issues related to Instrument Meteorological Conditions.
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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
FLIGHT RULES AND AIR LAW
16th EDITION (2015)
AVIATION THEORY CENTRE
AUSTRALIA
Binding: Paperback
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
Instruments
Meteorology
Chapter
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Radar
NDB and ADF
Chapter
chapter 3
chapter 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
VOR
DME
Chapter
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
ILS
Pilot qualifications and suitability
Chapter
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Australian aviation documents
Preparing for an IFR flight
Chapter
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Assignment 1 Posted Due week 8
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
IFR Departures
En-route Operations
Chapter
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and Tutorial
Module/Topic
IFR arrivals
Holding patterns, reversals and DME arcs
Chapter
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Instrument Approaches
Visual Manoeuvring
Chapter
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Assignment due
Discuss the differences and challenges of Instrument Flying compared to Visual Flying Due: Week 8 Friday (7 Sep 2018) 8:00 pm AEST
Discuss the differences and challenges of Instrument Flying compared to Visual Flying Due: Week 8 Friday (7 Sept 2018) 8:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Instrument Flying Technique
Abnormal Operations
Chapter
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Automatic Flight Systems
Performance-Based Navigation
Chapter
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
RNAV Systems
Human Factors
Chapter
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
All chapters
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture and tutorial
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Group Work
This assignment will broaden the students' understanding of the requirements and challenges of instrument flying. Students will need to scan relevant literature (textbooks, websites, etc) to discuss the differences and challenges of Instrument Flying compared to Visual Flying .
The objective of the assignment is to broaden student depth and knowledge of Instrument Flying.
The paper will draw on sourced literature. (Hint: Use the Library's resource search and online journal databases, (eg., Ebscohost, books, videos, etc.)
Format
The paper is to be written in essay format, with an Abstract, Introduction, Body, and Conclusion, and will be properly referenced using the Harvard Style. Pages should be numbered by placing the surname and page number (Arabic numeral) in the top right corner of each page include the first page.
Do not include a Table of Contents
Week 8 Friday (7 Sept 2018) 8:00 pm AEST
Online submission
Week 10 Friday (21 Sept 2018)
Online
| Essay Assessment Criteria | Marks |
| Evidence of a suitable abstract that gives a brief overview of the paper, and a suitable introduction that informs the reader of the topic as outlined in the assessment task. | /2 |
| Evidence of a conclusion that summarises, in a logical manner, the information presented in the discussion of the topic as outlined in the assessment task. | /2 |
| Demonstrate through well informed and critical discussion, an understanding and knowledge of the differences and challenges of Instrument Flying compared to Visual Flying as outlined in the assessment task. | /8 |
| Provide examples of differences and challenges of Instrument Flying compared to Visual Flying, using appropriate references from scholarly literature/texts to support your essay. | /8 |
| Evidence of additional research beyond the course material and prescribed textbook through the use of academic scholarly journal articles and other texts. | /5 |
| Presentation, including correct in-text referencing and a reference list, formatting, layout (essay format) and grammar. | /5 |
| TOTAL MARKS | /30 |
- Describe general operations and procedures related to the Instrument Rating
- Reflect on procedures for flight under the instrument flight rules
- Critically evaluate an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan
- Explain the use of ground and space based navigation systems
- Discuss the principle and use of performance-based navigation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Ethical practice
Examination
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