AVAT20006 - Advanced Aeronautical Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Advanced Aeronautical Practice 2 provides you with the general handling and navigation training for the Command Instrument Rating. Your flight training will be conducted by an approved external flight training provider. You will accumulate the aeronautical experience required for the Multi Engine Endorsement and Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating, both in a simulator and a light aircraft. You will have the opportunity to identify meteorological conditions that require instrument navigation. You will also further develop your critical reflection and self analysis skills enabling you to improve your instrument flight rules and procedures operating skills. During this unit you will keep a reflective journal which will assist you to present a critical analysis of your experience at the end of the unit. After completing this unit you should meet the requirements for the issue of a Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating. You will be required to attend residence school on the Cairns Campus in order to satisfy part of the assessment.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: AVAT20005 Advanced Aeronautical Practice 1

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode
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Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 0%

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.

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 0% response rate.

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.

Source: U/C
Feedback
To conduct a ME class rating in 5 hours is more than challenging for students
Recommendation
Grant additional hours for the ME class rating.
Action Taken
No actions are needed since the course (CL17) is being taught out.  
Source: U/C
Feedback
Flight training delays due to Melbourne flight provider change.
Recommendation
These changes should be made with longer transition periods to avoid prolonged flight training delays among students.
Action Taken
No actions are needed since the course (CL17) is being taught out.  
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Develop an Instrument Flight Rules flight plan for a multi-destination commercial navigation exercise
  2. Conduct instrument tracking and instrument approaches on a simulator and a light aircraft
  3. Identify meteorological conditions requiring instrument navigation
  4. Analyse and reflect critically on your Instrument Flight Rules training
  5. Communicate clearly and coherently with aviation staff.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • • • •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge • • • • •
2 - Communication • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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