Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE AET2001

 
TITLE Flying Training 2

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 10

 
DEPARTMENT Institute of Aerospace Technologies

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit gives credit to the flying training obtained in the course of successfully completing an EASA/FAA-approved Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with instrument and night ratings, or equivalent.

Credit is given for the following exercises and skills:

- Night flying on instruments cross-country;
- Handling emergencies at night, including recovery from unusual attitudes;
- Cross-country flying in multi-engined aircraft;
- Handling asymmetric flight in multi-engined aircraft (all flight phases);
- IFR navigation (using VOR, DME, NDB);
- Flying patterns under IFR;
- Unusual attitude recovery under IFR;
- Instrument Landing (ILS).

Study-Unit Aims:

- To provide students with advanced piloting skills to a level of FAA/EASA-approved night rating, instrument rating, multi-engine rating, and commercial pilot's licence (CPL).

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Describe the forces acting on a multi-engine aircraft at different phases of flight and when performing different manoeuvers;
- Explain the methods and techniques used to navigate and fly using instruments only (under IFR);
- Describe the procedures used to handle different emergencies, such as a single engine failure (on a multi-engine aircraft);
- Describe special procedures and considerations for flying at night.

2. Skills:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Safely operate an aircraft with more than one engine without the assistance of an instructor or other certified pilot;
- Safely fly a single- or multi-engine aircraft under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) without the assistance of an instructor or other certified pilot;
- Safely navigate and fly using instruments only (IFR, precision and non-precision approaches);
- Successfully handle emergencies such as recovery from unusual aircraft attitudes using instruments alone and single engine failure on multi-engined aircraft;
- Safely operate an aircraft at night.

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Pre-requisite Qualifications: Entry Requirements for Higher Diploma in Aviation

Pre-requisite Study-unit: AET1001

Co-requisite Study-unit: AET2002

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Flight Training Sessions

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Oral Examination (1 Hour) Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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