Originally Posted by
Elvis90
Where do Captains come from if MPL's become the norm? Likewise what happens when the Captain becomes incapacitated and the MPL "Cruise Pilot" has to actually land? Hmmm...
The way the Euros do it, the MPL cruise pilot is one out of three. He never takes off or lands. Much lower pay and benefits-- kinda like the old PFE's (in terms of career expectations, not skill).
I think one could make the argument that in the wake of AF 447 and the Asiana crash, and possibly the Colgan accident, reducing pilot flight training is a step in the wrong direction.
Get Sully on the Today show and start asking if people would trust their lives to a lower paid, less experienced and trained pilot at the helm over the ocean at night. Sleep tight!