"The whole idea of MPL is to have a modern training concept tailored to meet today's requirements, because the role of pilot has changed from a stick-and-rudder-pusher to a manager of highly technologically advanced systems," said Captain Chris Schroeder of the International Air Transport Association, a grouping of the world's airlines.
If that's the case why do we spend an hour in the sweat box grappling with a vicious aligator to prove we can hand fly the thing before being offered a job?