AVIY4063 — Perform close formation flight
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What an assessment for AVIY4063 must cover
86 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 42 performance evidence and 30 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Fly close formation
- 1.1Specified echelon formation stations are maintained during flight manoeuvres and phases
- 1.2Specified line astern formation station is maintained during aircraft flight manoeuvres and phases
- 1.3Balanced flight is maintained
- 1.4Clear and concise radiotelephony phraseology or hand signals are utilised to ensure precise advice to formation lead and other formation aircraft
2 Perform station changes
- 2.1Aircraft is manoeuvred safely to specified alternative formation stations during flight manoeuvres in accordance with briefed sequence and/or lead’s direction
- 2.2Clearance with other formation aircraft is maintained
- 2.3Formation lead changes are conducted as required
3 Perform breakaway and rejoin
- 3.1Loss of contact with formation or any other requirement to break away is recognised
- 3.2Break away from formation is implemented
- 3.3Formation is rejoined at specified stations
4 Manage abnormal and emergency situations
- 4.1Control of aircraft when operating within formation is maintained
- 4.2Abnormal or emergency situations affecting formation performance are identified and analysed
- 4.3Course/s of action to resolve abnormal or emergency situations are implemented and monitored
- 4.4Task workload and flight safety priorities are organised to ensure optimum outcome of the situation
Performance evidence
- adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures
- applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards
- applying relevant aeronautical knowledge
- communicating effectively with others
- compensating for the secondary effects of controls
- completing relevant documentation
- following relevant legislation and workplace procedures
- identifying and correctly using relevant equipment
- implementing break away from formation and rejoin at specified stations
- implementing contingency plans
- implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) procedures and relevant regulations
- maintaining clearance from other formation aircraft
- maintaining station during echelon and line astern formations
- modifying activities depending on workplace contingencies, situations and environments
- monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action
- monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule
- operating aircraft within its limitations, achieving optimum performance
- operating electronic communications equipment to required protocol
- performing circuit and stream landing
- performing formation collision avoidance turns
- performing formation landing
- performing formation overshoot
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: straight and level at various airspeeds
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: level turns at various airspeeds
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: climbing: straight
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: climbing: turning
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: descending at various speeds: straight
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: descending at various speeds: turning
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: flight in various aircraft configurations: straight and level
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: flight in various aircraft configurations: turning and level
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: flight in various aircraft configurations: descending in straight flight
- performing manoeuvres in echelon and line astern: flight in various aircraft configurations: descending and turning
- reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs
- recognising loss of contact with formation or any other requirement to break away
- recognising relative position changes with reference to the formation
- reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures
- selecting and using relevant equipment
- selecting and using required personal protective clothing and equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards
- setting local or area barometric pressure adjusted for sea level (QNH) at appropriate stages of flight
- using instruments to monitor aircraft performance
- working collaboratively with others
- working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self, others or damage to goods or equipment
Knowledge evidence
- CASR Part 61 Manual of Standards Schedule 3 Aeronautical Knowledge relevant to aeroplane or helicopter formation operations
- formation positions and manoeuvres: echelon
- formation positions and manoeuvres: line astern
- formation positions and manoeuvres: station position and changes
- formation positions and manoeuvres: departure
- formation positions and manoeuvres: circuit
- formation positions and manoeuvres: approach and landing
- formation positions and manoeuvres: overshoots
- formation positions and manoeuvres: breaks and rejoins
- formation radio procedures
- formation standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- how to manoeuvre from echelon right to echelon left
- how to manoeuvre from echelon to line astern
- how to manoeuvre from line astern to echelon
- in a Defence context, relevant Defence Orders and Instructions
- procedure for flying close formation
- procedure for performing station changes
- procedure for when visual contact is lost with lead aircraft
- procedures for abnormal and emergency situations
- procedures for performing straight and turning rejoins to a formation
- reference points to achieve line astern position for aircraft being flown with respect to specified formation position
- reference points to achieve specified left and right echelon formation positions for aircraft being flown with respect to specified formation position
- relevant sections of Civil Aviation Safety Regulations and Civil Aviation Orders
- relevant WHS/OHS and environmental protection procedures and regulations
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: commence take off roll
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: position changes
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: radio receiver failure
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: radio transmitter failure
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: lost contact procedure
- verbal and non-verbal signals for: formation rejoin procedures
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