To all future aspiring commercial pilots in Malaysia beware of the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA).
Some basic FACTS:
1) CAA requirement: The ratio of students to instructors is 6:1.
FACT: Currently MFA instructors have up 12:1. Students are flying close to 8 hours per MONTH if they are very lucky!
2) Principle continues to accept students for new courses even though facilities, instructors and aircraft can not cater for anymore.
FACT: Flight hours are around 7000 hours BEHIND schedule! MAS, Air Asia are given priority but most courses are still at least 1000 hours behind.
3) Max flight time for instructors is 650 hours.
FACT: Most instructors have exceeded this DCA and UK requirement. Yet DCA turns a blind eye and will NOT enforce this. I have spoken to instructors and they said they have no power because DCA won't back them up.
4) Aircraft are old and facilities are terrible.
FACT: Piper aircraft are in such bad shape and instructors have offices inside cargo containers UNTIL new building is constructed.... Plans have been drawn up but as yet no news on building date. Maintence is WELL below any flying school standard!
5) Malacca airport is a good training facility.
FACT: Malacca is a great training airport in Malaysia BUT can only cater for a certain amount of traffic. At present FAR too many aircraft are using this facility.
6) Principle is not suitable and can NOT run the flying school!
FACT: So many people hate this guy and morale at the school is at an all time low. He has NO management skill, decision making abilities and lies through his teeth.
So before deciding to be an airline pilot, think carefully about what this "ACADEMY" can offer you. Remember if you are a private student you will be treated 2nd class as cadets WILL have first priority.
The standard of students coming out of this academy is VERY low and MAS and Air Asia are finding they are not receiving QUALIFIED commercial pilots.
It seems that DCA believe that by training pilots in Malaysia they are going to be suitably qualified. MAS are dying to get out of MFA and send there students abroad to Australia or LATC for some real commercial training so they come back as qualified and safe commercial pilots.
Unless DCA do something I would NEVER fly MAS or Air Asia again....It won’t be long until there is a serious aviation accident in Malasyia…
