Beating the MPL system
Hello,
I've been offered a place on a MPL course at a certain airline which I'm very happy about, but there is a catch.
The airline won't let me upgrade my licence to an ATPL even after accumulating 1500hrs. The deal is that they'll do this upon successful completion of a command course. Currently time to command is running at 10 years+ at this outfit.
I just don't feel comfortable about being restricted to flying with this one airline for more than a decade.
So my question is, will it possible to
1) Sneakily get a foreign CPL before the MPL course starts. I already have 260hrs (and they aren't explicitly prohibiting doing this). Then once online, log hours on the basis of this CPL. Upon reaching 1500hrs, upgrade it to ATPL and apply to another airline as required.
or
2) Log some hours on the basis of the MPL. Then pay for a CPL out of my own pocket a few years down the line. Can we actually count MPL hrs towards total experience after obtaining a CPL though?
Any suggestion/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!