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Old 8th Oct 2020, 08:30
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Fl1ingfrog
 
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The CPL course is just that and no more. You are not required to train on a MEP or hold a MEP rating as part of it.

You are required to do the CPL test on a complex aircraft. The test can be done on a single engine type but it must have a wobbly prop and up and down wheels. Many of the CPL schools do not have a complex single. They are very likely to have a light twin aeroplane for teaching the IR. They will encourage you to do the required hours in their twin/s to satisfy the CPL test complex requirement and to better utilise their multi. If it is your intention to do the IR afterward this has an arguable economic benefit to you also because, obviously, you are not required to do the multi engine course twice. Note: your not required to do the multi for the IR either, you can do it all on a single if you wish. Airlines, if that is where you are going, will require a multi-engine rating which is why the MEP inclusion has become a norm.

If you do not need a multi rating then find a school that can provide a complex single for the necessary 5 hours experience on type, as part of the CPL course, for the subsequent test.

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