Overview

This unit consolidates the procedural aspects of cross-country flight and introduces students to visual night flying, including night visual departure, en-route and approach procedures. Students are also introduced to basic instrument flying procedures, undertake aircraft upset prevention and recovery training, and accrue a significant portion of their command flight time. This unit is followed by a subsequent practicum through which students can complete the flight training required to obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane).

Requisites

Prerequisites
AVF80001 Private Pilot Licence Practicum

Concurrent Pre-requisite
AVT10006 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 1
OR
AVT10002 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 1

Requirements
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Class 1 medical certificate

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
HE Block 5
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
06-July-2026
16-August-2026
Last self-enrolment date
06-July-2026
Census date
21-July-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
28-July-2026
Results released date
22-September-2026
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
13-September-2026
Last self-enrolment date
03-August-2026
Census date
18-August-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
25-August-2026
Results released date
13-October-2026
Term 4
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-September-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
21-September-2026
Census date
06-October-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
13-October-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026
HE Block 7
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
05-October-2026
15-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
05-October-2026
Census date
20-October-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
27-October-2026
Results released date
22-December-2026
HE Block 8
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-October-2026
06-December-2026
Last self-enrolment date
26-October-2026
Census date
10-November-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
17-November-2026
Results released date
22-December-2026
Study Period 4
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
30-November-2026
28-February-2027
Last self-enrolment date
13-December-2026
Census date
21-December-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
19-January-2027
Results released date
16-March-2027
Summer
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-January-2027
14-February-2027
Last self-enrolment date
04-January-2027
Census date
19-January-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
02-February-2027
Results released date
02-March-2027
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
01-March-2027
30-May-2027
Last self-enrolment date
14-March-2027
Census date
30-March-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
20-April-2027
Results released date
06-July-2027
Term 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
01-March-2027
18-April-2027
Last self-enrolment date
01-March-2027
Census date
16-March-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
06-April-2027
Results released date
18-May-2027
Term 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
19-April-2027
30-May-2027
Last self-enrolment date
19-April-2027
Census date
04-May-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
11-May-2027
Results released date
06-July-2027
HE Block 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-May-2027
13-June-2027
Last self-enrolment date
03-May-2027
Census date
18-May-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
25-May-2027
Results released date
13-July-2027
HE Block 4
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
24-May-2027
04-July-2027
Last self-enrolment date
24-May-2027
Census date
08-June-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
15-June-2027
Results released date
10-August-2027
Winter
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-June-2027
01-August-2027
Last self-enrolment date
21-June-2027
Census date
06-July-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
13-July-2027
Results released date
17-August-2027
HE Block 5
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
05-July-2027
15-August-2027
Last self-enrolment date
05-July-2027
Census date
20-July-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
27-July-2027
Results released date
21-September-2027
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-August-2027
31-October-2027
Last self-enrolment date
15-August-2027
Census date
31-August-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
21-September-2027
Results released date
07-December-2027
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-August-2027
12-September-2027
Last self-enrolment date
02-August-2027
Census date
17-August-2027
Last withdraw without fail date
24-August-2027
Results released date
12-October-2027

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Plan and execute day flights under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR), or night flights under the Night Visual Flight Rules (NVFR), in compliance with all legal operational requirements
  2. Conduct safe night traffic pattern operations to CAE OAA solo standard in both normal and abnormal situations
  3. Perform upset prevention and recovery manoeuvres in accordance with UPRT standards
  4. Apply basic Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) en-route procedures, including sector entries and holding patterns
  5. Exercise pilot-in-command responsibilities and accountability with increasing autonomy on cross-country flights, with or without passengers on board
  6. Integrate the technical and procedural skills required to conduct a cross-country flight in Australian airspace

Teaching methods

All Applicable Locations

Activity Type Hours Per Week Number of Weeks Total Hours
Specified Activities 0.64 16 weeks 10.3
Specified Activities 3.75 16 weeks 60.00
Specified Activities 1.00 4 weeks 4.00
Specified Activities 3.50 1 week 3.50
Specified Activities 1.19 16 weeks 19.00
Unspecified Activities 3.31 16 weeks 53.00
Total Hours:     149.8

Assessment

TypeTaskWeightingULO's
AssessmentIndividual 100% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Hurdle

To receive a COMP (Pass) grade for this unit, students must meet both requirements below:
1. Complete all syllabus lessons to at least the required level of competency
2. Complete the minimum total practicum hour requirements.

Content

  • Commercial pilot flight training: Pilot in Command, night navigation, night circuit training
  • Aircraft flight training – Dual hours: 10.3 hours
  • Aircraft flight training – Solo hours: 60 hours
  • Simulator training: 4 hours
  • Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) Advanced: 3.5 hours
  • UPRT training conducted in an American Champion Aircraft Corporation Super Decathlon (8KCAB) with conventional landing gear (tailwheel undercarriage)
  • Pre- and post-flight briefings (allow min. 1 hour per activity): 19 hours

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.