Advice to PPL Holder with the MPL being in view

[G-BFUN]

Hello Everyone.
I would like people's advice on this new MPL course.
I know all the ins and outs eg (hard to move to another employer etc)
This is my worry....
FlyBE start this new MPL and it is a success, so Ryanair follow suit and every provider does that needs new pilots.

Will this be the end of the trad.. fATPL route?

If the MPL takes off (excuse the pun) :ok: it is a win-win situation for the business. (less turn over etc)

As I am about to embark on my commercial studies I would hate to get 1/2 way through or to the end and be unemployable as all the airlines even small air-taxi companies would be taking on their own tailered MPL courses.

What does everyone think about this?

[daria-ox]

I don't think that the MPL is going to 'take over' anytime soon. I think you should just go the same old way. Modular. In current climate, you can take your time ans study everything through without having to hurry. Leave the MPL. There's only few airlines which would employ you with this license, if you go through modular, gain your fATPL and then maybe instruct for a while to gain new experience and build up your hours, you'll be more employable.

Happy landings.

[mierda]

I think that the first guys that completed the MPL, did so in Denmark, and I read an article not too long ago saying that they are out of jobs and unfort. they are now at a loose end.

[nich-av]

The MPL is an experiment, one that works with an airline that has high demand. I doubt that the model will be adopted as it has major down sides:

-It is not transferable from carrier to carrier, important retraining is necessary
-Brings issues when an airline decides not to hire a student pilot that is following a course after all
-Who bears the costs?Ok if the airlines pay for it but I don't think any pilot is crazy enough to enroll a program with such compromise
-The MPL is designed to put 200 hour pilots on an A320. Many carriers do not agree with that philosophy
-The validity of the license with foreign carriers (even within the EASA) will be questionable
-The MPL license can not replace the classic sytems. At best it can just be an additional option.

Ryanair could stick to this system if they think that they could make some money out of it.