Multi-Crew Pilot’s Licence (MPL) – A Global Perspective. 1,500 hours total time & ATPL issued 2....
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Multi-Crew Pilot’s Licence (MPL) – A Global Perspective Anthony Petteford
Transcript of Multi-Crew Pilot’s Licence (MPL) – A Global Perspective. 1,500 hours total time & ATPL issued 2....
Multi-Crew Pilot’s Licence (MPL) – A Global Perspective
Anthony Petteford
The Global OAA Group
1. Ab-Initio Training
2. Type Rating Training
3. Experienced crew resourcing
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1. JAR-FCL – Europe
2. CASA – Australia
3. FAA – United States
4. DGCA – Indonesia
5. CAAC – China
6. CAAV – Vietnam
7. CAAS - Singapore
8. CAD – Hong Kong
OAA Global Regulatory Approvals
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1. UK
2. Hong Kong
3. China
4. Taiwan
5. Vietnam
6. Malaysia
7. Indonesia
8. India
9. Australia
10. Ireland
Where an OAA MPL is being considered
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Why Choose MPL?
4 key benefits of choosing MPL?
1. RELEVANCE
2. RISK REDUCTION
3. RECRUITMENT
4. RETENTION
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Benefits for Training Managers
1. Able to pick the ‘best’ students
2. A chance to design a completely bespoke training course
3. Integral ‘Safety/Threat & Error Management Culture’
4. Build-in airline business culture and SOPs from day 1
5. Totally relevant to ultimate airline pilot role
6. Reduced training task & costsRELEVANCE & RISK REDUCTION
Need ATPL to move airline/become a Captain
No Single Pilot or GA privileges
Benefits for Resource Managers
1. Able to pick the ‘best’ students
2. Predictable volume supply to meet future fleet planning needs with 18 months forward visibility
3. A guaranteed supply of career FOs for a minimum of 3 years line flying
4. A motivated team of career FOs highly likely to become ‘fast track’ Captains & Trainers
5. Able to build-in ‘Commercial’ training
6. PR opportunity – Innovation and Commitment to pilot training & supply
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
1. 1 SEP aircraft produces 90 Kg of CO2 per hour
2. 1 MEP aircraft produces 180 kg of CO2 per hour
3. Assume 100 hours of SPA flight time transferred onto MPL
4. Assume ratio SEP/MEP flying hours are 70/30
5. CO2 emissions - 11,700 Kg less per student
6. Average Motor Car produces 3,000 kg of CO2 per year
7. Equivalent to taking 4 cars off the road per student
8. 100 MPL students = 400 fewer cars in terms of CO2
emissions
Environmental Benefits of MPL
MPL - In Action...
Current MPL Training Courses
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1. Agreement to proceed by UK CAAto conduct MPL courses with airline partner flybe for Dash 8 Q400:
Course #1: 6 Cadets
Course #2: 6 Cadets
2. Final approval phase with HK CADwith airline partner Dragonair for A320/A330:
Course #1: 12 Cadets
09:10 UTC 27 April 2010
Gaining an MPL Approval
A TRAINING ‘PARTNERSHIP’
1. Flight Training Organisation
2. Airline
3. Regulator
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Our MPL ‘pioneers’ - mitigating their risk
1. Cost of Training failure
2. Cost of MPL failure
3. Cost of reverting to a traditional ATPL
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Our MPL ‘pioneers’ - mitigating their risk
1. Cost of Training failure
2. Cost of MPL failure
3. Cost of reverting to a traditional ATPL
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MPL
MPL – A few conceptual ‘Hurdles’...
PHASE 1 CORE SKILLS AIRCRAFT – Single Pilot (SPA)
PHASE 2 BASIC FNPTII MCC SIMULATOR
PHASE 3 INTERMEDIATE FFS SIMULATOR
PHASE 4 ADVANCEDFULL FLIGHT SIMULATOR & AIRCRAFT –
Multi Pilot (MPA)
MPL design
PLUS:
1. ATPL Theoretical Knowledge
2. Type Theoretical Knowledge
3. Threat & Error Management (TEM)
4. Interactive ATC Communications
PHASE 1 CORE SKILLS AIRCRAFT – Single Pilot (SPA)
PHASE 2 BASIC FNPTII MCC SIMULATOR
PHASE 3 INTERMEDIATE FFS SIMULATOR
PHASE 4 ADVANCEDFULL FLIGHT SIMULATOR & AIRCRAFT –
Multi Pilot (MPA)
MPL design
PLUS:
1. ATPL Theoretical Knowledge
2. Type Theoretical Knowledge
3. Threat & Error Management (TEM)
4. Interactive ATC Communications
There is no such thing as a
GENERIC MPL Approval!
Each course is tailor-made
and approved by the
Regulator - with the airline and
FTO working in partnership
Competency Based Training?
EUROPE
1. 240 hours minimum requirement as per ICAO
2. Understand ‘competency based’
3. Sensible & practical discussion
4. Progressive ‘agreement to proceed’ issued in stages
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Competency Based Training?
ASIA – In General
1. Excruciatingly Extraordinarily cautious!
2. 325 – 355 hours minimum requirement or whatever ‘personal view’ of inspector prevails on the day
a) 100 Hours PIC
b) PPL/MEP/IR
c) 120 Hour phase 4/type rating!
d) 20 Aircraft base training circuits
3. Airline must ‘sponsor’ initiative before FTO permitted to even meet regulator
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The ‘LEAD’ FTO
Europe
1. Flight Training Organisation
2. Airline
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The ‘LEAD’ FTO
ASIA
1. Flight Training Organisation
2. Airline
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The ‘LEAD’ FTO
1. Can an airline be an FTO?
2. Legal basis for ‘licence’ training?
3. Flight Instructors train for licences – don’t they?
4. Can TRIs/SFIs train for a licence in law and are they capable?
5. Does an aircraft base trainer need to be a Flight Instructor?
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TOO DIFFICULT
PILE
MPL
MPL – The ‘Converted’ (we hope!)...
Flybe MPL
Flybe MPL design
Phase Activity Device Hours
1 SEP Dual TB20 SEP Aircraft 63
1 SEP Solo TB20 SEP Aircraft 12
1 SEP Dual Zlin – Upset Recovery 5
1 SEP FNPTII Simulator 5
1 MEP Dual PA34 MEP Aircraft - Asymmetric 5
2 MET Dual (PF/PNF) FNPTII MCC EFIS Jet Simulator 90
3 MET Dual (PF/PNF) Q400 Full Flight Simulator 20
4 MET Dual (PF/PNF) Q400 Full Flight Simulator 40
TOTAL 240
Why MPL for Dragonair?
1. Stimulate interest in career
2. Encourage diversity
3. Enable more training in HKG
4. Reduce authority gradients
5. Overcome handling & landing issues – especially unstable approaches in the visual segment
Dragonair MPL
Dragonair MPL design
Phase Activity Device Hours
1 SEP Dual C172 EFIS Aircraft 65
1 SEP Solo C172 EFIS Aircraft 15
1 SEP Dual Decathlon/Pitts – Upset Recovery 5
1 SEP FNPTII EFIS Simulator 5
2 MET Dual (PF/PNF) FNPTII MCC EFIS Jet Simulator 74
2 MET Dual (PF) BE90 EFIS Aircraft 16
3 MET Dual (PF/PNF) A320 Full Flight Simulator 20
4 MET Dual (PF/PNF) A320/A330 Full Flight Simulator 44
TOTAL 244
A measure of competence from MPL?
End of Phase 2
1. Plan - 180 hours
2. 90 hours SEP
3. 74 Hours Simulator
4. 16 in a BE90 MET
Assessment : RHS / PF - Airline Route flight & Diversion
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MPL – ‘Challenges’ to overcome...
Madness in the USA...
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To be a First Officer for Pt121 Operations on multi-pilot aircraft:
1. 1,500 hours total time & ATPL issued
2. Reversing airline pilot training progress by at least 50 years!
3. Unlikely we will see MPL in the USA.....?
4. Or does it now support an argument for relevant ‘Approved, competency based training’ to be considered in USA in lieu of hours....?
Reasons given to say no to MPL...
1. “What is an MPL?”
2. “Too expensive”
3. “Too complicated”
4. “You’ll never get me on a flight deck with an FO with only 15 hours solo time”
5. “The regulator will never accept it”
6. “I can never become a Captain”
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Airlines – why support MPL?
1. RELEVANCE
2. RISK REDUCTION
3. RECRUITMENT
4. RETENTION
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Airline Pilot Shortage...
“The trouble is that if I allow MPL
into my airline then all these
new, high quality students will
show up just how poor all my
other training courses are - and I
can’t allow that can I Anthony -
far too embarrassing?”
An ironic thought to leave you with...
