Overview

To provide students with the required aviation theoretical knowledge for the Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) as detailed in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS).

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the legal, engineering, aerodynamic, environmental and human factors that affect flying operations at the Private Pilot Level
  • Safely and accurately apply theoretical knowledge to flying operations at the Private Pilot Level
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the unit content sufficient to pass the CASA Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) Theory Examination

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture		11.43 14 weeks 160
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		0.36 14 weeks 5
TOTAL165

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Aeronautical Radio Operation TestIndividual 7% 1,2,3 
Basic Aeronautical Knowledge TestIndividual 8% 1,2,3 
CASA PPL(A) ExaminationIndividual 50% 1,2,3 
PPL(A) TestIndividual 20% 1,2,3 
Pre-Area-Solo TestIndividual 8% 1,2,3 
Pre-Solo TestIndividual 7% 1,2,3 

Content

This unit of study satisfies the theoretical knowledge requirements specified in the CASA Part 61 MOS for the award of a Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) by CASA. It consists of the following areas of aviation theoretical knowledge:

  • Aviation Terminology & Units;
  • Flight Rules & Air Law;
  • Aircraft General Knowledge;
  • Aerodynamics;
  • Aeronautical Radio Operation;
  • Meteorology;
  • Operations, Performance & Planning;
  • Human Factors (including Threat & Error Management);
  • Navigation; and
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems.

Study resources

Reading materials

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