Originally Posted by
ulys
1) An MPL is a construct that is used by airlines that train their own cadets. It has in fact some lower hour requirements that come at the price that you have to complete your 1500h with the airline you trained with. Personally, I don't see this is anything that could help you.
2) That is correct. The mentioned requirements under b) are required in addition to a CPL with ATPL theory credit and and MCC. But the hours from your CPL are fully credited. So after all you somehow need at least 250h PIC in your logbook, of which 70h need to be actual PIC and the rest may be PICUS.
3) Helicopter time could be credited as total time this applies to CPL (250h TT) and ATPL (1500h TT). But since you already have more than enough total time for either license this does not really apply to your case.
You could actually complete your 100h PIC in Canada and this is what I would recommend. Then you'd still have to consult with an EASA ATO and they would probably want you to complete some hours with an FI but then I guess you'd be ready for your checkride quite soon and could get the EASA CPL.
However, if I understand correctly with 100h PIC and some paperwork, you'd also just be 50h PIC short of obtaining a Canadian ATPL right? If I were in your shoes I'd lean back, get those PIC hours and the PICUS bureaucracy worked out and then convert the ATPL. This will be cheaper, easier, you'll end up with two full ATPLs and can pursue the European airlines with an ATPL right away.
Thank you for your insight.
Once I reach the 100h PIC, I'd need an additional 50h PIC (so almost double since I currently need 65h to reach 100h on fixed wing), to be able to request PICUS from my company, except that would easily take a few years, and that only if PICUS no longer expires after 12 months (I heard rumors Transport Canada removed the expiry due to COVID, but they could always re-introduce it, if they didn't already, which would make it impossible to get 100 PICUS in one year). The PICUS program is Canada is almost impossible unless you are with a small company that can dedicate a lot of time with the PICUS, huge difference compared to the EASA PICUS which I understood it's extremely easy to log at any airline. My understanding was also that with my hours, once I have a ATPL(f) I would be hireable at many airlines in EU and can easily unfrozen it from the right seat.