Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
Perfectly capable. At 250 hrs, completely every single one of them. And all done by the book too.
It depends who trains them, and to what standard are they made to perform.
I am not disputing a narrow field of vision, non-existent experience, nor being just inches ahead of aircraft. But a single handed return to land with a malfunction is a piece of cake. They're young, sharp and motivated..
Some doubting Thomas’ might be surprised that the better trainees (“young, sharp and motivated”) by the end of the MCC/APS course would be perfectly capable of dealing with this situation and cope well with a 20kt crosswind landing.
You would be amazed what a MPL student is capable of achieving at the end of phase 3.
Phase 4 is the type rating.