IMHO this is very questionable. Also disgusting
. A lot of learning is done by experience. You can only learn so much in a sim, allthough they have become very realistic. It`s the next step from the buy-your-own-rating scams.
2 questions;
- They never fly solo, not even as students, so how sure of themselves can they be?
- One day there will be a upgrade to captaincy... how can this be done without ever having truly commanded an aircraft before?
Is the MPL the same as an F/E with a yoke/sidestick? An F/E with landing privileges?
As with all things in aviation... it takes an accident