MPL to CPL/IR
Hi All,
I would have thought this has been discussed before, but having done quite a bit of searching around now i’m coming up short on answers.
My question relates to the exact privileges of the MPL, and ‘conversion’ to fATPL. As i understand it, an MPL can be converted to an ATLP after 1500 hours, but with a multi-crew restriction. But what kind of extra training / conversion would be needed to fly single-crew ops?
I presume you would have to sit all the individual skills tests to get an ME-CPL/IR, but would you have to complete the entire course syllabus? In other words, would the holder of an MPL wishing to convert to single pilot ops requiring CPL and IR (say for an air taxi) end up spending a few hundred pounds in test fees, or many thousands of pounds on effectively starting modular (or i guess even integrated) training again from scratch? I can’t imagine there will be too many people wanting to do this, but just out of interest.
I am aware that at least one of the early MPL courses collapsed and the guys on it converted to ATPL. But presumably that was arranged with the ATO. What about after flight school? Would it be different pre and post 1500 hour ATPL conversion?
Many thanks in advance for any thoughts/knowledge anyone has on this subject.