| CODE | AET1002 | ||||||
| TITLE | Private Single Flight | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Aerospace Technologies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit gives recognition of prior learning to formal ab initio flight training. It recognises the practical (flying) training and exercises carried out in relation to the attainment of a Private Pilot License (EASA PPL(A) or equivalent). The study unit covers the 19 exercises associated with flight instruction for the award of PPL(A) or equivalent: Exercise 1: Familiarisation with the aeroplane and emergency drills; Exercise 2: Preparation for and action after flight (including internal and external checks, serviceability documents, power checks, etc.); Exercise 3: flight exercise; Exercise 4: Effects of controls - primary, secondary, power and trimming; Exercise 5: startup and taxi; Exercise 6: straight and level flight; Exercise 7: climbing flight; Exercise 8: descending flight; Exercise 9: turning flight; Exercise 10: slow flight and stalling; Exercise 11: spin avoidance; Exercise 12: takeoff and climb to downwind position; Exercise 13: circuit, approach and landing; Exercise 14: first solo; Exercise 15: steep turns, recovery from stall in the turn, recovery from unusual attitudes, including spiral dives; Exercise 16: forced landing without power; Exercise 17: precautionary landing; Exercise 18: navigation flight, including cross-country; Exercise 19: basic instrument flight. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to provide the necessary flight training for the award of a Private Pilot License (Aeroplane) certificate. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use the correct phraseology for radio communications; - Explain the value of checklists for safe flight; - Explain the practical implications of aircraft performance; - Describe the control and behavior of an aircraft in flight ; - Explain how to correctly recover from a stall and other unusual attitudes; - Describe the navigation tasks associated with cross-country flying. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Prepare the aircraft for flight; - Successfully follow checklists and execute drills; - Correctly handle the aircraft during startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, landing and shutdown; - Recover from abnormal conditions such as stall and spiral dives; - Communicate effectively over wireless radio; - Carry out emergency drills, including aborted takeoff, missed approach, and forced landing; - Use basic radio navigational aids; - Carry out VFR cross-country solo. |
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