Originally Posted by
tanvir_ahmed
It's a common hurdle, but those "unrestricted" requirements at places like Skyborne or Leading Edge are usually just to keep their stats clean for airline cadet programs where they want zero-risk candidates. Since an OML only restricts you to multi-pilot ops, you can absolutely do your training, you just can't fly solo for the PPL and CPL phases. I know a few people in the same boat who went the modular route at places like Aeros or smaller outfits at Bournemouth. They just have an instructor sit in for your "solo" hours to act as the safety pilot. Your best bet is to call the Head of Training directly rather than just looking at the website; most modular schools are much more accommodating once they realize you're just looking for a seat in a multi-crew cockpit eventually anyway.
As I wrote earlier in this thread, it depends on the wording of the restriction so an OML doesn’t necessarily bar the holder from solo flight. Mine only applied for Class 1 with passengers.