Overview

To provide students with the required aviation theoretical knowledge in the areas of Flight Planning and Performance & Loading for the Air Transport Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) as detailed in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Part 61 Manual of Standards (MOS).

Requisites

Prerequisites
AVT10006 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 1

AND
AVT20003 Commercial Pilot Licence Theory 2

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
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the flight planning and performance considerations that affect flying operations at the Air Transport Pilot Level
  • Safely and accurately plan a flight, including performance & loading calculations, for the Boeing 727 according to CASA flight planning requirements
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the unit content sufficient to pass the CASA Air Transport Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) Theory Examinations for Flight Planning and Performance & Loading

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
9.00 12 weeks 108
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Individual Study
3.50 12 weeks 42
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
CASA ATPL Flight Planning (AFPA) ExaminationIndividual 25% 1,2,3 
CASA ATPL Performance and Loading (APLA) ExaminationIndividual 25% 1,2,3 
Flight Planning TestIndividual 25% 1,2,3 
Performance and Loading TestIndividual 25% 1,2,3 

Hurdle

To pass this unit and achieve all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must pass all assessments and must attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled classes.

Content

This unit of study satisfies the theoretical knowledge requirements specified in the CASA Part 61 MOS for two of the seven subjects required for the award of an Air Transport Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) by CASA. It consists of the following areas of aviation theoretical knowledge:

  • Flight Planning; and
  • Performance & Loading

Study resources

Reading materials

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