Originally Posted by
Fweinngd
I’m not pouring a wet blanket, pls don’t get me wrong. If you’re doing self sponsored, why not maximize the flying experience as a CPL rather than a MPL. I know cost is definitely an issue. But as a CPL, you can be a instructor after that and teach and log hours at the same time while waiting to get hired. Whereas if you’re hired by the airline and being put thru a MPL program than that’s different. There is definitely ppl who get it, just like CPL holders who got it. But I believe there is also a large pool of ppl didn’t make the cut. So CPL is like a backup plan, at least you get to be flying. That’s just my 2 cents worth.
The MPL scheme is designed specifically for those who wish to go directly into the RHS of an airline. As an MPL student pilot, you sign up with an airline who have adopted MPL as a training program on day one of the course. Reduced light aircraft flying, but a significant amount of multi crew training in an approved simulator using the airline’s SOPs. Then the licence with type rating issued followed by line training. You qualify as a first officer using your MPL. Fast forward with appropriate experience etc and your ATPL is issued.
If you wanted to be a flying instructor, then the other standard routes are available, with the issue of a CPL/IR (fATPL). For the MPL, the IRT is part of the multi crew IR on successful completion (LST) of the type rating simulator phase.
There continues to be great confusion as to what MPL is about.....