Multi-Crew Pilot License, Anybody?
09-28-2007, 03:41 PM
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Multi-Crew Pilot License, Anybody?
So, gang, what do y'all think of the MPL?
For those of you who aren't familiar, the Multi-Crew Pilot License is an ICAO initiative that's very similar to ab-initio training in other countries. New pilots would be trained from day one to operate in a crew environment on a transport category aircraft, with a significant amount of flying done in a simulator. Holders of an MPL would not be allowed to fly outside of a crew environment (no $100 hamburger trips) unless they picked up an ASEL/AMEL ticket.
For those of you who aren't familiar, the Multi-Crew Pilot License is an ICAO initiative that's very similar to ab-initio training in other countries. New pilots would be trained from day one to operate in a crew environment on a transport category aircraft, with a significant amount of flying done in a simulator. Holders of an MPL would not be allowed to fly outside of a crew environment (no $100 hamburger trips) unless they picked up an ASEL/AMEL ticket.
09-28-2007, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueMoon
What happens if the Captain becomes incapacitated? I wouldn't want to be in the back of that plane.
09-28-2007, 07:35 PM
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The foriegners have a better chance of making it work than we do...they are used to low-timers in airliners, and their screening requirements for pilot candidates are usually quite high (this doesn't replace experience, but it's better than nothing).
09-28-2007, 07:39 PM
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It'll be the death of our profession (what is left of it). Flying airplanes will become a trade that will be hired off the street. The only thing worse than 250 hour pilots for dealing with management are ab-initios who know absolutely nothing else.
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