MPL pilots won't be as good due to less time in real airplanes during the course - False
If anything, I think MPL holders will be significantly better at multicrew operations. They will receive over 110 hours of multicrew training before they commence the Type Rating as opposed to the 36 hours an APP First Officer graduate receives. Bear in mind that APP First Officer includes a 16 hour JOC that integrated graduates from other FTOs don't receive, so most fATPL holders only get a 15 or 20 hour MCC course. In my opinion, MPL Cadets would probably out perform most fATPL holders in an airline simulator assessment, which is what really counts the most.
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What about situational awareness? What about airmanship? What about all the other things you learn in your very first steps of flying a light aircraft? Do you think they're not necessary when transitioning to a jet?