Official Newsletter of the Western Australian Aviation College – December 2004
From the Principal's Desk
As the
end of the calendar approaches, many of us are considering our choices for next year. For
the graduates of our College, the options are interesting.
Although the Advanced Diploma in Aviation is an academic qualification, it is also an
industry qualification, as it encompasses Civil Aviation Safety Authority exams and
licences in preparation for a career as a pilot. At course completion, students are ready
to go straight into their first position as a paid commercial pilot.
Some graduates however, are now choosing to continue their studies and move on to
university. The Western Australian Aviation College is proud to have gained university
acknowledgment and consequently there are two progression paths now available.
Murdoch University has acknowledged the intellectual content of our Advanced Diploma in
Aviation, such that a fast track path to university is now available. This means that a
graduate only need spend an additional 2 years at university and also gain a
Bachelor of Commerce in Management. This new dual qualification is appealing to many as it
offers complementary and supportive skills; it also caters for career contingency. If for
some reason, flying ceased to be an option (i.e. medical reasons), then the possibility of
a management position within aviation is a serious option. You can download a Bachelor of
Commerce brochure by clicking here.
Edith Cowan University will also allow our graduates to enter their university. In two
further years, graduates can complete a Bachelor of Science in Aviation. This allows the
student to specialise in focused aviation areas and use minor subjects for cross industry
topics.
With both university options, our aviation qualified graduates can be gaining hours of
experience in their logbooks with casual flying during the two years of university study.
In an increasingly competitive world, the better your understanding of it, the more chance
of success you will have.
The Western Australian Aviation College is
now offering students excellence in pilot training (Advanced Diploma in Aviation
Studies) and graduates an opportunity to continue their studies in Management (B.Com)
at university.
• In only three years you will have completed two highly recognised qualifications.
• The combination will make you more employable and open up more career options.
The duration of the course is three years full-time. The theoretical and practical flying training (Advanced Diploma in Aviation) is completed at the college facilities at Jandakot Airport using specialists from the military and general aviation industry. The Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management follows at Murdoch University.
Call today for more information on (08) 9417 7733 or visit us at www.waaviationcollege.com.au
College Principal Western Australian Aviation College
Helicopter News
Good news for sure, but the nature of the aviation industry means that we have to treat any such estimates with caution, a fact that the delegates themselves highlighted. The health of the helicopter industry depends on a number of crucial factors. The adverse effects of world terrorism on the tourism industry are well known and can have dire consequences for some helicopter operators. Another major influence in Australia is the strength of the beef industry. Helicopter mustering makes up the majority of hours flown in this country. A downturn in this industry would obviously have wide reaching implications for helicopter pilots.
So where does that leave
us? Well, put simply, all current signs point to good growth in the helicopter industry.
If you are considering a career as a helicopter pilot, then your timing looks good. As
with anything in life though, there are no guarantees, so cautious optimism is probably
the best approach.
Safe flying!
Craig
Don’t Miss
out, enrol now and get your career off to a flying start.
The Next Advanced Diploma Course is due to begin:
Tuesday 11th January 2005
Contact us today for an enrolment form.
PH: +61 8 9417 7733 or visit or web site www.waaviationcollege.com.au
Last month’s question: What exactly is a bypass ratio?
The bypass ratio in a jet engine is a ratio comparing the mass of air flowing through the bypass duct with the mass of air flowing through the primary gas path, ie. the combustion chamber. Early turbojets had very low bypass ratios, often about 1, whereas the engine in modern airliners such as the 777 have ratios of 5:1 or greater, which is one reason they are quieter than older jets.
This month’s question:
What does a swashplate do?
Answer will be revealed next edition.
Maths & Physics Course
Accepted by Qantas for the purposes of pilot recruitment
Next Course starts on 21st February 2005
CALL TODAY 08 9417 7733 OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE www.waaviationcollege.com.au.
Training Packages are the new standards document from which Industry training plans and assessment processes are determined. Training Packages are designed as the benchmark and guidelines, against which all members of the industry should be measured to determine that they have the required skills and knowledge to perform tasks at the levels from a single unit to an Advanced Diploma.
Training Packages are made up of two parts:
• Endorsed Components – these are the parts of a training package that have been endorsed by industry, unions and government and are applied to every organisation using that package
• Non Endorsed
Components – these components are the responsibility of the Registered Training
Organisation to develop although there is Government Funding that is made available to
organisations to develop national material. It needs to be noted, that even if there is
national material developed, RTOs do not have to use it and can develop there own.
The
endorsed components have three sections:
• Standards –
these are the units of competency against which performance for particular tasks or
functions are assessed. The units cover the elements of competency, the performance
criteria, the range statement, the evidence guide and the key competencies. I will talk
about the components in a later letter.
• The assessment
guidelines – these tell Registered Training Organisations and trainers and assessors,
the methods they can use to assess candidates to determine whether or not they are
competent to perform. The assessment guidelines also stipulate the qualifications needed
by those conducting the assessment.
• The qualifications
guidelines – these guidelines list the qualifications that people can get from
undertaking training and/or assessment against a variety of units. For example, if you
wanted to get a Certificate IV in Aviation (Pilot Operations), the training package will
tell you what units you have to successfully complete.
The
non-endorsed components also have three sections:
• Training Materials
– these include training programs, session plans, handouts, overhead transparencies,
power point presentations and training manuals – all the support materials we use to
train someone to the standard required.
• Assessment Tools
– these include evidence plans, assessment and recording instruments, checklists,
scenarios and activities to be used in the assessment and questions with answers.
• Professional Development – this section needs to be developed by RTOs and the State Training Body to ensure that Trainers and Assessors (whose qualification lasts for life – or until they change the requirements) maintain currency within the industry of training as well as the specific areas in which they operate (eg Aviation).
So what is different to the
Day VFR Syllabus? Not a lot. Both were developed in partnership by Industry and ANTA. Both
contain Standards, details of the qualifications you can get and both have guidelines for
assessment. The difference is that the training package covers the whole of the Aviation
Industry and contains additional requirements for pilot operations. However, if you
understand the makeup of the Day VFR Syllabus, you basically understand the importance of
training packages.
So if we know all about training packages and we complete a six week long course to be pilot instructors why do we need to undertake additional training and assessment to get the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training? We are getting to that and I will cover the answers in the next article.
John Clark
Calendar of Events
29th November 2004
Maths & Physics
10th January 2005
Private Pilot Licence (P.P.L.) - Full Time
10th January 2005
Commercial Pilot Licence (C.P.L.) - Full Time only
11th January 2005
Advanced Diploma in Aviation
1st February 2005
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training - Part Time
1st February 2005
Private Pilots Licence (P.P.L) – Part Time
28rd February 2005
Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) - Full Time
14th March 2005
Aircraft Maintenance
28th March 2005
Dangerous Goods Awareness
This recipe is a beauty. I got it
off a mate of mine called Budgie who flies F111s in the RAAF. Knowing Budgie, he probably
stole it off someone else and claimed it as his own. Its done on the BBQ and although
salmon fillets aren’t cheap, its definitely worth doing every now and then.
INGREDIENTS
1 250gram Atlantic Salmon fillet (skinless) per person
Marinade
1 cup dry sherry.
One third of a cup of soy sauce.
One third of a cup of oil.
1 tablespoon sesame oil.
1 teaspoon minced ginger.
2 tablespoons lemon juice.
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste.
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix all the marinade ingredients together.
2. Place salmon fillets in the marinade and leave for at least an hour.
3. Pre heat BBQ grill section until it is nice and hot. The fillets can be cooked on a
plate type BBQ but come out better on the grill.
4. Place the fillets on the BBQ for 3 and a half minutes per side.
TIMING
IS CRITICAL. After 3 and a half minutes, the fillets will be cooked well on the
outside and slightly raw in the middle. I prefer eating them like this but some people
like their fish cooked through (heathens!). That’s fine BUT
DON’T OVERDO IT! Salmon fillets will become very dry if overcooked. Extend
cooking time to a maximum total of 5 minutes per side if necessary.
5. Serve with salad and a crisp white wine (West Australian of course!)
HINT: This is a good recipe if you are trying to convince a potential girlfriend that you are more refined than all your mates. Invite her around for a barbie and she’ll be expecting greasy onions and snags. Imagine her delight when she sees you standing by the BBQ, glass of white wine in one hand (pinkie extended), and the salmon fillets sizzling away. You can’t miss! Enjoy.
Industry News
Qantas
Qantas has increased capacity between Australia and the United Kingdom with the introduction of six new weekly flights. These new flights boost the number of services offered by Qantas between Australia and the UK to 27 per week. Qantas will introduce new Sydney-Hong Kong-London and Perth-Singapore-London services.
The Qantas Group has announced new Sydney-Cairns and Melbourne-Cairns schedules, offering more than 350 additional seats per week into Cairns on these routes from January 2005.
QantasLink will replace its fleet of BAe146 aircraft with newer Boeing 717 aircraft from July 2005.
QantasLink will increase capacity between Brisbane and Bundaberg by more than 35 per cent from 22 November, adding more than 700 seats on the route each week.
QantasLink has taken delivery of its 10th new Dash 8 Q300 50-seater aircraft and provide 14 return services between Brisbane and Rockhampton earlier than previously announced.
Virgin
Virgin Blue is continuing its campaign to offer more direct low fare options, confirming plans to launch additional flights between Hobart–Sydney, Hobart-Melbourne and Launceston-Melbourne just in time for the peak travel period to and from Tasmania.
In another boost for Australian aviation, Virgin Blue will launch a brand new service between Adelaide and Hobart as part of its on-going plan to expand its direct low fare flights between key Australian cities.
Emirates doubles flights to Perth
Emirates will add a further seven daily flights between Dubai and Perth from October next year, providing a massive boost to WA's economy, tourism industry and produce trade. Premier Geoff Gallop said this was great news for Western Australia and reflects the confidence Emirates has in the WA market. The new services will bring the total to 14 services per week, injecting an estimated $30 million a year into the WA economy. The increased services will give international visitors to WA more flexibility, lower airfares and more opportunities to sample all that WA has to offer.
Sascha Stone
Nichollas Liew
AGE
19
PLACE OF BIRTH
Brunei, Darussalam
NICKNAMES AND WHY?
Niko, short for Nichollas
PREVIOUS JOB/S
Student, shop assistant at Letchie’s Cafe and sales rep for a hardware store.
MY FAVOURITE PASTIMES
FOOTSAC with my mates, movies and looking for new places to visit in W.A.
FUTURE GOALS
To be the best pilot I can be and to enjoy my time in Australia as much as possible.
BEST AIRBORNE MOMENT TO
DATE?
Getting my GFPT after a long wait, but all flights and training have been enjoyable so
far.
A few alternative abbreviations for airline names – some fairly well-known, some not, even a couple of originals in there!
Alitalia: Airliner in Tokyo and luggage in Amsterdam
Delta: Don’t even leave the airport
Garuda: Go
and relax until delay announcement
Jetstar:
Just endeavour to stay tranquil and relaxed
Olympic
(Greek): Onassis likes your money paid in cash
Qantas: Quick
and nasty, try another service
Ryanair
(Irish): Running your ailing national airline into receivership
Sabena
(Belgian): Such a bloody experience, never again
Virgin: Very interesting ride, going inverted now
Notes from the Mad Medic
If you can read the bottom of your DAME's eye chart unassisted, your eyes are able to see an object that subtends an angle of one sixtieth of a degree (or for us navigators, one minute) - the equivalent to one in sixty. That means at 3600metres (roughly 2nm) the smallest object you can see has to be at least one meter wide - approximately the size of the fuselage of an oncoming C172.
Let us imagine two aircraft approaching one another, each with a TAS of 120kts producing a closing speed of 240kts or 4nm per minute. At 2nm that gives you 30seconds to react provided you have excellent vision in perfect VMC and a clear windscreen and of course that you actually noticed the other aircraft at 2nm!
Realistically, in average conditions with reasonable eyesight and a spotty windscreen,10 to 15 seconds is more likely. In light of these interesting facts it makes good sense to have regular eye examinations and follow the optometrist's advice. And finally - if you are approaching something in flight and it doesn't move, then it is either flying towards you or away from you.
Let's hope it is always the latter.
Until next time.....keep safe.
Karsten Juengling
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