Overview
This unit is the practical flying component that teaches students the advanced level of Recreational/General aviation flying through a Recreation Aviation Australia or General Aviation Flight School. Students will fly up to 20 hours learning to Aviate, Navigate, and Communicate while in a Recreational or General Aviation Aircraft under the supervision of an instructor and RA-AUS or General Aviation flight school. This unit intends to give the aviation student advanced training in powered flight and the opportunity to integrate theory with application. A Pilot Certificate or endorsement may be awarded from this unit depending on the students flying experience and costs associated with the training. This unit is designed to give the student an introduction to flying or advanced training to a qualified pilot.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites of AVAT11001, AVAT12002 and AVAT12003.
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 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 Have Your Say
Flight school approval process needs to be streamlined
Assign personnel to manage the approval process
- Operate, assess, and evaluate performance piloting a recreation or general aviation aircraft in different phases of flight in a genearal aviation or recreation aviation syllabus training program.
- Manage flight controls, effectors, and gauges required for the normal operation of an aircraft. Integrate theory to identify normal ranges of performance.
- Apply aviation theory and navigation skills in a range of flying situations, to include circuits, stall practice, navigation, emergency landing practise, and other emergency procedures in a recreational or general aviation aircraft.
- Determine and create an appropriate flight plan for an advanced level flight (navigation, tail wheel, etc.) considering theory, knowledge, resources and environmental factors.
- Review analyse and implement emergency procedures, appropriate actions and equipment needed in the safe operation of an advanced stage of flight.
The learning outcomes are matched to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) syllabus. The successful completion of flying in this unit may result in the student obtaining a pilot license. This external accreditation will depend on the student's current flight experience and their progress during the flight training. The external accreditation is through CASA and the student must meet the requirements set by the flying syllabus.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 10% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - 10% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Practical Assessment - 10% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Practical Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 6 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
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
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Submit quotes for flight training to your preffered flight school.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Submit paperwork to CQUniversity
to Gina at g.jing@cqu.edu.au
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Receive approval to fly. Do not fly before census date.
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BAK, Navigation, Human Factors, and related text.
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Flying per CASA day VFR Syllabus at an approved school
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Circuits
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Flight training per students requirements and goals.
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Flight training
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Flying
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Flying
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Flying
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Flying
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Flying
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Written assignment
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1 Practical Assessment
Practical assessment is done through the flight instructor. The flight instructor will send flight training progress of student to CQUniversity through the Unit Coordinator, Ron Bishop @ r.bishop@cqu.edu.au
As per flight trainng requriements, weather, etc.
No return. Flight instructor will debrief performance.
Successfully complete flight training syllabus requirements satisfactorily.
- Operate, assess, and evaluate performance piloting a recreation or general aviation aircraft in different phases of flight in a genearal aviation or recreation aviation syllabus training program.
- Manage flight controls, effectors, and gauges required for the normal operation of an aircraft. Integrate theory to identify normal ranges of performance.
- Apply aviation theory and navigation skills in a range of flying situations, to include circuits, stall practice, navigation, emergency landing practise, and other emergency procedures in a recreational or general aviation aircraft.
- Determine and create an appropriate flight plan for an advanced level flight (navigation, tail wheel, etc.) considering theory, knowledge, resources and environmental factors.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
2 Practical Assessment
Same as assessment one and same procedures.
As per flight trainng requriements, weather, etc.
No return. Flight instructor will debrief performance.
As per flight training syllabus.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
3 Practical Assessment
See assessment 1
All flying (20 hours) must be completed by the end of week 12. Extensions may be submitted for weather, maintenance, etc.
No return. Flight instructor will debrief performance.
As per flight training syllabus and subsequent standard of required flight skills.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
4 Practical Assessment
No Assessment Task Description
All flying (20 hours) must be completed by the end of week 12. Extensions may be submitted for weather, maintenance, etc.
No return. Flight instructor will debrief performance.
See assessment 1.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
5 Practical Assessment
See assessment 1
All flying (20 hours) must be completed by the end of week 12. Extensions may be submitted for weather, maintenance, etc.
No return. Flight instructor will debrief performance.
As per flight training syllabus and subsequent standard of required flight skills.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
6 Written Assessment
For each flight training session, have the flight instructor give you the instructor's notes from your training folder. Compile these comments from the instructor. Reflect on your training, progress, and growth by writing 1000 words. Reflect on any issue areas you had during the training and positive feedback from your instructor. Reflect on the impact of the training on your experience levels and any growth experienced. Referencing is required in the Harvard Style. See Moodle for more information and due dates.
Submit through Moodle
Return may be up to two weeks after submission.
Assessment will cover reflection of the training comments from the instructor. Students will be graded on having a proper introduction, body, and conclusion/summary. Punctuation, structure, and any referencing will be assessed. Grading criteria sheet should be provided in Moodle and by your lecturer.
- Review analyse and implement emergency procedures, appropriate actions and equipment needed in the safe operation of an advanced stage of flight.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
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?
