Overview
In Flight Practice 3, you will consolidate your solo cross-country navigation experience through the synthesis of theory and practice. You will be able to fly solo to a distant aerodrome, land and later return to your training aerodrome. Solo night flights will be conducted in the circuit area to enable you to meet the night solo requirements of the Command Instrument Rating. Your flight training will be provided by an external flight training provider. You will accumulate the minimum aeronautical experience requirements for the Private Pilot License. You will also develop analytical, communication and presentation skills to review your flight training.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Flight Practice 1 AND Flight Practice 2
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 - 2026
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 Postgraduate 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 pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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.
- Pilot an aeroplane solo under supervision on a navigation exercise to a distant aerodrome, land and return
- Pilot an aeroplane solo under supervision in the circuit area at night
- Analyse and reflect critically on your navigation and night flight training
- Synthesise aviation theory and flight practice relevant to navigation and night exercises
- Communicate effectively with aviation staff.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | |||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | |||||
| 2 - Communication | |||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
| 4 - Research | |||||
| 5 - Self-management | |||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
| 7 - Leadership | |||||
| 8 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 9 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
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 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Week 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2026Module/Topic
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Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2026Module/Topic
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Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2026Module/Topic
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Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2026Module/Topic
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Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2026Module/Topic
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Week 6
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2026Module/Topic
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Vacation Week
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2026Module/Topic
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Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2026Module/Topic
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Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2026Module/Topic
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Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2026Module/Topic
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Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2026Module/Topic
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Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2026Module/Topic
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Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2026Module/Topic
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1 Practical Assessment
Your flight training provider will assess your technical aircraft operational skills on an ongoing basis throughout the unit.
This assessment is exempted from the 72-hour submission grace period and must be completed by the stated submission date/time.
Submission is through ongoing practical demonstration with your flight training provider.
Your flight training provider will supply this mark to CQU.
No Assessment Criteria
No submission method provided.
- Pilot an aeroplane solo under supervision on a navigation exercise to a distant aerodrome, land and return
- Pilot an aeroplane solo under supervision in the circuit area at night
- Synthesise aviation theory and flight practice relevant to navigation and night exercises
- Communicate effectively with aviation staff.
2 Reflective Practice Assignment
In this assignment, you will provide short-answer responses to questions prompts that will require you to:
Critically reflect on your skills development, including identifying your strengths and weaknesses throughout the flight training process.
Apply your theory knowledge of the skills you developed in this unit to critically analyze flight scenarios.
You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
See Moodle page
You will be assessed on the quality of your reflections and the accuracy of your analysis of the given scenarios. This content is assessed as satisfactory or unsatisfactory (Pass/Fail).
- Analyse and reflect critically on your navigation and night flight training
- Synthesise aviation theory and flight practice relevant to navigation and night exercises
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?
