Overview
It is strongly recommended that this unit be studied only after completing at least five hours of solo cross‑country navigation, thereby establishing an essential foundation of practical experience. Closely aligned with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Instrument Rating Examination (IREX) syllabus, the unit provides a comprehensive study of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures together with the associated domains of flight planning and aviation meteorology. As part of the learning experience, you will critically analyse a theoretical Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Instrument Approach Procedure that incorporates holding patterns and missed‑approach segments. The unit also explores pressure altimetry, aircraft systems, aerodynamics, and the principles of Performance‑Based Navigation (PBN), with particular emphasis on both ground‑ and space‑based instrument systems. Adequate preparation for the non-compulsory external CASA examination may involve developing additional knowledge and application skills.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: AVAT12006, AVAT12008, AVAT12009 AND AVAT12011. Recommended: At least five hours of solo cross-country navigation experience.
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).
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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).
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