ATPL: Airline Transport Pilot License
Commercial pilot license that entitles the holder to work for Eurowings, among others
BQ: Basic Qualification
Part 1 of the interpersonal aptitude test for admission to pilot training
BU: Basic vocational examination
Part 1 of the DLR aptitude test for admission to pilot training
CPL: Commercial Pilot License
Common name for the commercial pilot license, which can be divided into CPL(A) for airplanes and CPL(H) for helicopters.
CQ: Corporate Qualification
Part 2 of the interpersonal aptitude test for admission to pilot training.
DCT test: Dyadic Co-operation Test
Also known as the road or bridge loading test. The test is part of the FQ of the DLR selections and is intended to determine the team orientation of an applicant within an artificially generated stress situation.
DLR: German Aerospace Center
This is where applicants for pilot training at the Lufthansa Group take their entrance test.
EFA: European Flight Academy
Training center for the Lufthansa Group’s flight schools in Germany, Switzerland and the USA.
FQ: Company qualification (also GQ)
Part 2 of the DLR aptitude test for admission to pilot training.
GQ:Group Qualification (also FQ)
Part 2 of the DLR aptitude test for admission to pilot training.
Interpersonal:
This is where applicants for pilot training at Eurowings take their entrance test.
MPL: Multi-Crew Pilot License
Commercial pilot license that entitles the holder to work for Lufthansa, among others.
MCC: Multi Crew Coordination
Course following ATPL training with the aim of improving crew cooperation in the cockpit.
PPL: Private Pilot License
Private pilot license for non-commercial flying of aircraft.
This list does not claim to be exhaustive and will be expanded as required.
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