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N48302P

N48302P

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What's up fellow JC'ers

Alright, I am getting ready to start commercial training and had a few questions with the best route to go. Is it better to do single-engine commercial with a multi engine add on? or do it vice versa, multi engine commercial as initial and get single engine add-on?
I've heard the benefits of multi initial was you come out with more multi hours. What did everyone else on here do and what was your experiences? What are the benefits of each?

Thanks a bunch! ;)
 
What are you future plans? What would you like to be doing in say....5 years? Ten?

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I did CMEL first. It will get you more multi hours. It will be a lot more expensive. If you want the multi time/experience do multi. If you want to save money, do single first.
 
dustoff17 said:
What are you future plans? What would you like to be doing in say....5 years? Ten?

More information will help us to help you.
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Most likely do the traditional CFI route and see what doors open up. I see myself at airlines first. Many people like airlines, many don't. Only way to know for myself is to fly for them.
 
To add the 141 perspective, doing the multi engine first on average is actually slightly cheaper than doing single engine first. I would attribute that towards the fact you will need a little more time to figure out all that's going on in a multi compared to a single. Also cause our single engine plane of choice is a shiny expensive cirrus.
But either way, its more fun to fly with two engines.
 
I had planned on doing CMEL first, but decided to get my single engine commercial and CFI first (part 61). The simple reason was that I was offered a few chances to work as a CFI as soon as I got my single engine CFI. These flight schools have multiengine airplanes, and I get a discounted rate with them to get my CMEL, MEI, and CFII (much cheaper than doing it any other way). I am building time toward the magic 1,500 and getting paid. It seems to be working well for me, but everyones situation is different.
 
I'm a fan of getting the CSEL first and then doing the Multi Add On. Either way is ok, but if you are going to CFI then you need the single commercial anyway and you might as well get it out of the way. It's also cheaper to do it this way.

Joe
 
It is much of a muchness in the long run. The CSEL initial does have lazy 8s, 8s on pylons, chandelles etc, I don't know if the addon has this. You could do a lot of the commercial training in a single then a checkride in the twin, but probably better to keep the 2 seperate. It shouldn't take more than 10 hours to do a multi addon. Better to have the commercial flying skills down first.

I did PPL Multi add on (12 hours multi) then C-SEL initial then SE-Instrument Rating then CPL Multi Add on (another 12 hours) but then I'm self sponsored/Part 61.
 
I will do the CSEL and at the same time prepare for the CFI(start earning $$) the Multi can wait.........
 
Just did the CSEL two weeks ago. It wasn't really that hard. Had 10 hours of prep, my PO180's were crap, but I managed to execute a beautiful one when it counted. The rest of the PTS was easy. Oral was only about an hour.
 
Did the PPL Multi Add-on, time built 50 XC with the multi, did the CMEL, then CSEL add-on. Came out with 100 Multi PIC and both tickets...of course this was GI Bill so I didn't pay a penny, but it worked for me. YMMV
 
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