I'd like to wait and see how the 1st group of CIA perform after they are set to graduate this December. Guys I agree with a lot of what you're saying but again, from my flying experience buzzing around in a light aircraft in Southern Ontario, in uncontrolled airspace, to me i feel like 70-80 hours is more than enough in a single engine airplane. Your training is highly dependent on where you do your training, for you mates that are doing it in Europe, yes I agree you seem to gain more experience on the ground since there is a higher volume of traffic in the cities, whereas if you see some of the uncontrolled airports at Mantoulin island (in Ontario, Canada) is pretty much a waste of time since you don't learn anything new, after the first 50-70 hours of flying.. Just my opinion
As per the MPL, I think lets give it a chance, see what happens with this new training method. Only time will tell
Cheers