AVAT20007 - Advanced Aeronautical Practice 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Advanced Aeronautical Practice 3 will complete your flight training to meet the aeronautical experience requirements of the Commercial Pilot Licence. Your flight training will be conducted by an approved external flight training provider. This will provide you with 100 hours of Pilot In Command (PIC) flight experience. In this unit you will fly as Pilot in Command (PIC) on long distance flights visiting multiple aerodromes in primary controlled zones, regional centres and outback Australia. This capstone unit will give you the opportunity to synthesise and reflect on the theory, knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout your study. As Pilot in Command, you will be able to demonstrate leadership and accountability in a commercial aviation setting. After completing this unit you should have the aeronautical experience required to apply for the Commercial Pilot Licence. 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 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: AVAT20006 Advanced Aeronautical 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

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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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
Flight training delays due to prolonged periods of bad weather.
Recommendation
Delays will be caught up in the first half of the year 2023.
Action Taken
No actions are needed since the course (CL17) is being taught out.  
Source: U/C
Feedback
Flight provider changes in Melbourne caused long delays in flight training.
Recommendation
Similar changes should be made with a longer transition period to avoid the absence of flight training for students for a prolonged period of time.
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 and justify a sophisticated flight plan for an extended primary control zone multi-destination commercial navigation exercise
  2. Pilot an aeroplane solo and in teams on extended primary control zone multi-destination commercial navigation exercises
  3. Analyse and reflect critically on your long distance multi-destination primary control zone navigation training
  4. Synthesise aviation theory and flight practice to the standard of a Commercial Pilot
  5. Communicate coherently with aviation staff
  6. Demonstrate leadership and accountability in a commercial aviation setting.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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5 - Self-management • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
7 - Leadership • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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