Difference between MPL and fATPL??
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Difference between MPL and fATPL??
hi all,
just wondering if i could get some information on the difference between the MPL and the fATPL???
any information is great!!!
thanks in advance Ryan
just wondering if i could get some information on the difference between the MPL and the fATPL???
any information is great!!!
thanks in advance Ryan
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Not sure exactly what's in the MPL but as I understand it, it is a cheaper way of being P2 on a multi-pilot aircraft working for a specific carrier on a specific type, whereas an fATPL allows you to fly whatever you have ratings for and can be unfrozen enabling the holder to act as captain on multi-crew air transport flights.
There are many threads on the MPL if you do a PPRUNE search.
There are many threads on the MPL if you do a PPRUNE search.
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The Multicrew Pilot Licence is exactly that - it's a licence which allows you to act as part of a multicrew environment. The traditional CPL/IR is a combination of modules which can result in you flying in a multicrew environment.
The MPL course is one that is specifically tailored to a particular airline, for this reason it must be undertaken at one FTO with an airlines involvement ie. The Flybe/OAA MPL currently running.
Unlike the CPL/IR, the MPL is tailored from the start for the airline that the cadet will work for so cadets on the OAA course will be using Flybe SOPs for a large part of their training.
The MPL also involves less single pilot flying - the licence is designed for working in a flight deck so a large proportion of the training is done like that (in a simulator).
Apart from the groundschool which is exactly the same for both licences, the two routes to the flight deck are very different.
While the MPL does provide a more secure route to the RHS (providing the sponser airline is reasonably stable - Flybe vs. Sterling) the CPL/IR is still the route taken by the majority of students.
There have been numerous debates about which licence is better and many people are set in their ways regarding the CPL/IR however I personally feel that the MPL is catching on and may one day be an equally popular route to the flight deck providing that airlines remain keen to support it.
The MPL course is one that is specifically tailored to a particular airline, for this reason it must be undertaken at one FTO with an airlines involvement ie. The Flybe/OAA MPL currently running.
Unlike the CPL/IR, the MPL is tailored from the start for the airline that the cadet will work for so cadets on the OAA course will be using Flybe SOPs for a large part of their training.
The MPL also involves less single pilot flying - the licence is designed for working in a flight deck so a large proportion of the training is done like that (in a simulator).
Apart from the groundschool which is exactly the same for both licences, the two routes to the flight deck are very different.
While the MPL does provide a more secure route to the RHS (providing the sponser airline is reasonably stable - Flybe vs. Sterling) the CPL/IR is still the route taken by the majority of students.
There have been numerous debates about which licence is better and many people are set in their ways regarding the CPL/IR however I personally feel that the MPL is catching on and may one day be an equally popular route to the flight deck providing that airlines remain keen to support it.
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Although not a fan of the MPL, I personally see it as a much better option compared to integrated courses.
Doogle92 is very accurate in the description given. One negative I'm not sure of though, what happens to the individual if things go belly up? Are they on their own with a useless licence, or is their training transferable?
Doogle92 is very accurate in the description given. One negative I'm not sure of though, what happens to the individual if things go belly up? Are they on their own with a useless licence, or is their training transferable?
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Yeah, I see my wording error. I meant it more to the comparison of traditional integrated routes, where candidates end up exactly the same position (and licence) as a modular student, albeit out of pocket.
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And able to fly single-pilot operations, gain an instructors qualification and make a living teaching, and use PPL privileges to fly recreationally.
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what happens to the individual if things go belly up? Are they on their own with a useless licence, or is their training transferable?
If Flybe goes belly up whilst the cadets are employed before they reach 1500hrs (where it becomes an ATPL) then they can apply for a job like any other airline pilot. There has been some confusion regarding this following the problems that the Sterling cadets had - the Danish authorities cleared up this confusion and I understand they all found jobs.
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I meant it more to the comparison of traditional integrated routes, where candidates end up exactly the same position (and licence) as a modular student, albeit out of pocket.
Saving money on licence aquisition is cold comfort if cadets are being sourced from continuous, seamless, full time training courses. MPL or integrated fATPL, it might seem unfair, but it is quite understandable why any serious employer prepared to venture into this end of the market utilizes this type of training provider.
The licence might be the same, but the position isn't necessarily.
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MPL?????
Guys i d like to know something about this new Multi Pilot Licence, i found it in other forums but i still didnt get exactly how this is gonna work.
From what i gathered is a licence that they are thinking to issue so the airlines can train guys with 0 flying experience, mostly on the SIM, and bring them straight to be FOs on line with no even the PPL.
Is that correct?
I am sorry if this matter has been discussed before but i couldnt find it anywhere here in Pprune.
Thanks
From what i gathered is a licence that they are thinking to issue so the airlines can train guys with 0 flying experience, mostly on the SIM, and bring them straight to be FOs on line with no even the PPL.
Is that correct?
I am sorry if this matter has been discussed before but i couldnt find it anywhere here in Pprune.
Thanks
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Thank you for moving my threat.
Just a question that probably is stupid,
I have just started my PPL and my dream is to fly for a major airline, my question about this MPL is do you think that in a couple of years (when i will be hopefully with my CPL/IR done) airlines are going to start to recruit just people with this MPL or maybe they will start to recruit cadets training them for the MPL (charging them god knows how much) so for people with CPL/IR but no hours is going to be even harder getting a job.
Do you think this could happen???Or am i being thick??!!Thanks
Just a question that probably is stupid,
I have just started my PPL and my dream is to fly for a major airline, my question about this MPL is do you think that in a couple of years (when i will be hopefully with my CPL/IR done) airlines are going to start to recruit just people with this MPL or maybe they will start to recruit cadets training them for the MPL (charging them god knows how much) so for people with CPL/IR but no hours is going to be even harder getting a job.
Do you think this could happen???Or am i being thick??!!Thanks
do you think that in a couple of years (when i will be hopefully with my CPL/IR done) airlines are going to start to recruit just people with this MPL
or maybe they will start to recruit cadets training them for the MPL
You cannot go to an FTO who offers both fATPL and MPL and simply ask to do an MPL course instead of an fATPL. The MPL REQUIRES airline involvement from the start of the course- therefore you must have already been selected by an airline before you can start an MPL.
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If and when all transport category aircraft go to single pilot ops (hopefully not), what will become of MPL?
Embraer reveals vision for single-pilot airliners
Embraer reveals vision for single-pilot airliners