Overview
Advanced Flight Theory 2 provides you with the advanced aviation knowledge aligned with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) curriculum (Part 61 Schedule 3). You will learn about advanced concepts of weather and air motion and how it affects the planning of flights and controlling an aircraft. You will study flight planning including designing flight paths and operations to suit a range of environments and conditions. You will learn about aircraft performance and loading procedures, including calculating aircraft weight and balance. The unit content is organised into various study modules corresponding to CASA Part 61 Schedule 3 exams. During the term, you are encouraged to take the CASA examinations soon after completing the relevant modules.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites - Advanced Flight Theory 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).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2025
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate 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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Analyse and interpret a range of weather data and atmospheric conditions
- Create a flight plan for a large transport aircraft based on aircraft performance data, route, altitude, and forecasted meteorological conditions
- Prepare a load and trim sheet for a large transport aircraft
- Collaborate effectively to solve problems in air operations with regard to meteorology, flight planning, and performance and loading.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 25% | ||||
| 2 - Online Test - 25% | ||||
| 3 - Online Test - 25% | ||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
You will need access to the following resources:
Boeing 727 Performance and Operating Handbook
Navigation Equipment
Flight Computer
Basic scientific calculator
ERC High (Air Services Australia)
Various charts and maps will also be provided via Moodle.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.leib@cqu.edu.au
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Flight Planning 1
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Flight Planning 2
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Flight Planning 3
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Flight Planning 4
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Flight Planning 5
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Loading
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Performance and Loading 1
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Performance and Loading 2
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Performance and Loading 3
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Performance and Loading 4
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Meteorology 1
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Meteorology 2
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Portfolio Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (17 Oct 2025) 11:00 pm AEST
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This unit is designed to meet higher education standards based on topics from the CASA ATPL syllabus and additional references. Students wanting to use this unit to support CASA exam preparation will need to undertake supplementary study and practice as advised by the lecturer.
1 Online Test
This is the test for the Flight Planning module of the unit. It will cover a mix of conceptual topics and calculation questions related to advanced flight planning. Students are allowed access any of the unit resources and have up to 2 hours to complete this test. This test will be open on the Thursday of Week 5 and will be due by Monday of Week 6 at 11PM.
This test will close at exactly 11PM, so students who want to ensure they have the full amount of time to undertake it will need to commence the test at least two hours prior to the closing time.
Students must achieve at least a 50% on this test to pass the unit.
Week 6 Monday (25 Aug 2025) 11:00 pm AEST
Submit via moodle.
This test may include any of the following question types: short answer, multiple choice, and calculation questions.
- Analyse and interpret a range of weather data and atmospheric conditions
2 Online Test
This is the test for the Performance and Loading module of the unit. It will cover a mix of conceptual topics and calculation questions related to advanced flight planning. Students are allowed access any of the unit resources and have up to 2 hours to complete this test. This test will be open on the Thursday of Week 10 and will be due by Monday of Week 11 at 11PM.
This test will close at exactly 11PM, so students who want to ensure they have the full amount of time to undertake it will need to commence the test at least two hours prior to the closing time.
Students must achieve at least a 50% on this test to pass the unit.
Week 11 Monday (29 Sept 2025) 11:00 pm AEST
Submit via Moodle
This test may include any of the following question types: short answer, multiple choice, and calculation questions.
- Create a flight plan for a large transport aircraft based on aircraft performance data, route, altitude, and forecasted meteorological conditions
3 Online Test
This is the test for the Performance and Loading module of the unit. It will cover a mix of conceptual topics and calculation questions related to advanced flight planning. Students are allowed access any of the unit resources and have up to 1.5 hours to complete this test. This test will be open on the Thursday of Week 12 and will be due by Monday of Review/Exam week at 11PM.
This test will close at exactly 11PM, so students who want to ensure they have the full amount of time to undertake it will need to commence the test at least 1.5 hours prior to the closing time.
Students must achieve at least a 50% on this test to pass the unit.
Review/Exam Week Tuesday (14 Oct 2025) 11:00 pm AEST
via Moodle
This test may include any of the following question types: short answer, multiple choice, and calculation questions.
- Prepare a load and trim sheet for a large transport aircraft
4 Portfolio
The purpose of this assessment is to allow you to exercise critical thinking, decision-making, and analysis to core concepts delivered in all modules of the unit.
At the beginning of the term, download the Portfolio template from the assessment section of Moodle. During the term, you will be asked to complete a series of activities and/or exercises related to your lessons. You will record results from these exercises in your portfolio during the term and will turn it in at the end of the unit for assessment.
Review/Exam Week Friday (17 Oct 2025) 11:00 pm AEST
via Moodle
Your portfolio answers will be assessed based on the thoroughness and level of depth of your answers, in addition to adhering to the specified word count.
- Analyse and interpret a range of weather data and atmospheric conditions
- Create a flight plan for a large transport aircraft based on aircraft performance data, route, altitude, and forecasted meteorological conditions
- Prepare a load and trim sheet for a large transport aircraft
- Collaborate effectively to solve problems in air operations with regard to meteorology, flight planning, and performance and loading.
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
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As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
