FRA NT/SRekrutierung und Trainingsstandards

MPL – Multi Crew Pilot Licenseand

Lufthansa Ab-Initio Pilot Training

EATS Prague 08.11.2011 Christian Schmid Lufthansa Frankfurt (FRANT) Train ingstandards Ab-Initio

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Agenda

- History of Lufthansa Ab-Initio Pilot Training

- Development Process of LH-MPL-Syllabus

- Selection of new Training-Equipment

- Comparison of LH-ATPL-Syllabus vs. LH-MPL-Syllabus

- Benefits and Risks

- First Results (Status10/2011)

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History

- During last 55 years training more than 5000 pilots

- Majority Ab-Initio, Zero-Flight-Time students

- Trained from the beginning focusing on future profession in Multi-Crew-Cockpit

- Flight-Schools in Bremen, Germany (headquarters) a nd Phoenix, USA

First LH-Pilot Class 1954 Pilot-Class 2010

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Training Aircraft Piper PA42 Cheyenne reached Maintenance-Limits

ICAO developed Multi Crew Pilot License MPL

Reasons for Establishing a Study-Group in 2005

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Developing Process of LH-MPL-Syllabus

Appointment of a study-group “ AG INITIO “ :

8 pilots and instructors from the flight-schools in Brem en (LFT) , Zurich (SAT)

and training-pilots of B737- and A320- fleets, Frankf urt (LH)

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Quality-Definition for Airline-Pilots

Qualified Pilots

Technical

Competence

•Manual AirplaneControl

•Knowledge of Systems

•Use of Automation

Procedural

Competence

•Knowledge of Procedures

•Adherence to Procedures

Interpersonal

Competence

•Communication

•Leadership & Teamwork

•WorkloadManagement

•Situation Awareness & Decision Making

Personality Pre-Conditions Attitutes

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Implementation of MPL-Syllabus

- Airline-orientated Training from earliest stage on

- Multi-Crew-Environment

- Threat- and Error-Management

- Competency-Based Training

- More use of modern Synthetic Training Devices

- Environmental and Financial Advantages

- Safety

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27 Training-Aircraft Beech Bonanza F33 MPL- Phase 1 (Core)

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2 FNPT II FRASCA (Beechcraft Bonanza F33) MPL-Phase 1 (Core)

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Assessment of New Training-Aircraft

MPL-Phase 2 (Basic):

-Eclipse 500

-Cessna Mustang

-Embraer Phaenom

-Cessna Citation CJ1+

-Cessna Citation CJ2+

-Beech Premier1

-Learjet 40

Selection-Process of Training-Equipment

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4 Training Aircraft Cessna Citation CJ1+ MPL-Pha se 2 (Basic)

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Cessna Citation CJ+1- Data:

MATOW 4900 kg Max Alt : 41000ft Vmo/Mmo: 389Kts/M0. 71 Engines: FW44 (2 x 1900lbs)

Instruments: Collins Proline 21 TCAS FMS R A WX-Radar WS-Wrng EGPWS

Training-Aircraft (Cessna Citation CJ1+)MPL- Phase 2 ( Basic)

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Flight Simulation Training Device: Type specific JAR FSTD FNPT II MCC and ICAO MPL FSTD

Type 2 (Cessna Citation CJ1+)

Features:

• IOS mit 2 17‘‘ touchscreens

• Collins Proline 21 / FMS 3000

• TCAS II

• EGPWS

• Windshear

• WX Radar

• T/O Plot

• 10 Airports in Visual DB / all others generic

• 2 Cameras for MCC Training

5 FTD Mechtronix (Cessna Citation CJ1+)MPL- Phase 2 ( Basic)

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JAR FSTD A FFS (A320 B737 EMB190) MPL Phase 3&4 I ntermediate & Advanced

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Concept Change to MPL

1. TheoreticalTraining Bremen

� 2. Flight Training Phoenix(Core Phase)

� 3. Flight Training Bremen(Basic Phase)

� 4. Flight Training Frankfurt/Munich/

Orlando(Intermediate and Advanced Phase)

- approx. 4 months –F33 FSTD and F33 A/C

- in total 114:30 traininghours

- approx. 3.5 months –CJ1+ FSTD andCJ1+ A/C

- in total 135 traininghours (75 hrs PF)

- approx. 3 months –B737 / A320/ EMB 170 FSTDB737 / A320 / EMB 190 A/C

- in total 90 training hours (minimum)

- approx. 11.5 months

- total teachingunits 1184

MPL COURSE STRUCTURE Training acc. appendix to JAR- FCL 1.520 and 1.525

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249:30h

15h

60h

60h

28:30h

86:00h

MPL

Total Training Time (PF & PNF)251:10h

BRE PA42/CJ1+11:30h

BRE FNPT/SIM PNF31:30h

BRE FNPT/SIM PF31:30h

PHX FNPT F33 PF30h

PHX F33146:40h

Training-EquipmentATPL

Comparison of LH-ATPL-Syllabus vs. LH-MPL-Syllabus

Training Time Flight-School Phoenix & Bremen MPL-Pha se 1&2 Core & Basix

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Comparison of total Training –Time ( PF &PNF ) MP L-Phases 1 - 4

ATPL –SyllabusB 737/A320 LH-Students)

FNPT PHX F33 30:00

A/C PHX F33 146:00

SIM BRE PA42 63:00

A/C BRE PA 42 11:30

BJT&BTT B737/A320 32:00

ATT,LOFT,SKILLTEST,

FT (12 A/C-Ldgs) 78:00

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TOTAL 360:30

MPL-Syllabus

B737/A320 LH-Students)

FNPT PHX F33 28:30

A/C PHX F33 86:00

FTD BRE CJ1+ 120:00

A/C BRE CJ1+ 15:00

BJT&BTT B737/A320 20:00

ATT,LOFT,SKILLTEST,

FT (12 A/C-Ldgs ) 74:00

___________________________ TOTAL 343:30

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Basic Changes

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Risks and Benefits of Syllabus-Transition from ATPL to MPL

Risks:

- Quality-Level of new Pilots

- Additional Training

- Total Training Costs ?

- New Training-Equipment

- Flight-Instructor-Recruitment

- Acceptance within Pilots

Benefits:

+ Airline-orientated Multi Crew Training

+ Syllabus-Adjustments

+ Total Training Costs ?

+ Advanced IFR-Training

+ Flight-Instructors with Airline-Experience

+ More European Airspace-Experience

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First Results of Lufthansa MPL-Training

- Total Number of Stundents under the MPL-Syllabus since Fe bruary 2008 : 950

- MPL-Licenses issued: 187

- Checked-out as First Officers on B737, EMB190, A320 : 93

- Failure-rate during practical part of training : 3 % (Av erage)

- Additional Training Time 5 % (Average)

- Instructor-Feedback : Phases 1&2: positive , Phases 3 &4 carefully positive

- Organizational Feedback : carefully positive

- Student-Feedback : positive

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Thank You very much !

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