Makes you wonder where they think the pilots for the big stuff they’re so fond of will come from if all the flying schools in the country are closed down.

That is easy to answer. They will come from EASA:rolleyes: Just like milk now a days does not come from cows, but from bottles.

The latest in EASA (and ICAO for that matter) madness, is what is politically called the MPL (Multi Pilot Licence). It is a licence to have people, that do not even have a PPL, fly second in command on a commercial jet:eek:

To get an MPL, you need to have a total of 150 hrs. of which 60 are in an aeroplane, but all are under instruction. So, no PIC time there! The rest of the required hours are done on simulators. The airlines love it, as it is a very cost effective way of getting an F/O with out too much trouble, but I think everyone else hates the idea. Not the least the poor captains having to put up with that kind of nonesence. I would not want to be on the first flight where a former MPL with no prior “aeroplane” experience is a Captain with a newly licenced MPL as an F/O:eek: