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Old 4th October 2016 | 21:17
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Mostly Harmless
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Hi There Earth4Mars,

Should it include MCC, CRM, both? Shouldn't they offer Jet Orientation Course? Upset recovery? I mean proper ATPL course (not just exams)
Well, I did say I was a bit removed. Nice to see you now have 5 years rather than 2.

Those are some interesting options. I am fairly sure that the ATPL portion is aimed squarely at the 2 written exams. MCC is not a requirement of the ATPL here, and CRM is taught during the CPL, as is upset recovery (but that's a pretty generic term so that could range from fight test standard all the way to aerobatics). Your chances of coming out of these courses straight into a Jet are very slim. It happens, but it's like winning the lottery. It might help you to have some jet courses, but it's likely you will have forgotten all by the time you are actually in one.

I think the best course of action from here is to contact the schools, ask them to clarify a little on what the course content is. Questions such as;
Do I need MCC and what are the advantages/disadvantages?

What do you mean by upset recovery? Is that (semi) aerobatics or just the usual manoeuvres associated with the PPL and CPL?

Training on a BE20, is that left or right seat? Do I come out with a type rating? A PPC? Will I be flying charter missions in the aircraft?

Do you have a charter division? Do you hire your own students?

Just an opinion here, so I might be off the mark but, I would give the Virtual B220 thing a miss. I don't think that's going to gather much attention on your resume.

One last thing to ask yourself. What kind of flying do you want/expect to do straight out of school? If it's float and bush, go with the school that specializes in that... if it's corporate or airline, look for a program catered towards that. You could ask about what schools cater towards which on AvCanada... but it's filled with a lot of trolls, so careful in your wording... perhaps avoid mentioning you are moving to Canada. Lots of sore spots there and for some good reasons. But you might get a more current answer from guys who are going through the process now.

Good luck and calm skies.
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