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Old 28th Aug 2003, 00:53
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machonepointone
 
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Moo,

I just saw what Aeromadrid quoted you as the training you would get, and it bears practically no resemblance to what JAR-FCL requires. For an integrated course leading to the award of a frozen ATPL, you will need the following:

195 hours of total training. Of this 195 hours you will need:

15 hours MCC
40 hours in an FNPT 2 (If an FNPT 1 is used then only 25 hours will count!!!). The other 15 hours will have to be in an aeroplane.
Of the remaining 140 hours around 120 on a single engine type is reasonable (leading to the qualification for a Single Engine Piston (Land) on your licence), and the remainder on a twin, bearing in mind that at a reputable school the FNPT 2 will accurately represent the twin that the school uses.
Please also note that the training is towards the appropriate tests (usually the CPL Skill Test and the IR Skill Test), for which you can budget another two hours each. Also the twin engine conversion (6 hours) does not count towards the training for the tests.

So to sum up you should expect approximately the following training:

120 hours single engine.
30 hours twin engine (including 6 hours conversion and 2x2 hours for tests).
40 hours FNPT 2.
15 hours MCC.

The 270 hours you have been quoted sounds like a rip-off or a quote from an organisation that has not read or understood JAR-FCL.
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