C-AMEL -or- C-ASEL??

[Coney]

Hi. I just passed my instrument rating a week ago. So, I'm trying to plan my next move: commercial-ASEL or commercial-AMEL? There is a school fairly near that offers a C-AMEL for instrument-rated pilots in a 7-day intensive course for a flat fee of $4K. They tell me I'd walk away with approximately 25 hours of multi-engine time, plus my comm. certificate and ME rating. Would it be better to do that and get my C-ASEL later, or would it be advisable to get my C-ASEL out of the way first, then get a ME add-on later? Hmmmmmm (scratching head). Please advise. By the way, cost-effectiveness is key here. Thanks!!

 

[EatSleepFly]

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There is a school fairly near that offers a C-AMEL for instrument-rated pilots in a 7-day intensive course for a flat fee of $4K. They tell me I'd walk away with approximately 25 hours of multi-engine time, plus my comm. certificate and ME rating.

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I'd do that...thats a pretty good deal, both with price and time!

An advantage to doing the C-AMEL first is that then you'd do the ASEL add-on, and go right into your CFI doing the same maneuvers so they're still fresh in your mind. You don't want to have to relearn those silly Eights on Pylons.

Another alternative could be doing ALL your single engine stuff first, all the way through CFII, then doing your commercial multi and MEI together.

 

[kellwolf]

I'm getting my Comm ME first, then probably doing my SE add-on and CFI in the same checkride. For those concerned, yes, I am crazy.

One thing you might want to check is how many hours do you need before going for that program. If you don't have 250 or close, they might charge you more the $4K.

 

[Minnesota_Flyer]

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An advantage to doing the C-AMEL first is that then you'd do the ASEL add-on, and go right into your CFI doing the same maneuvers so they're still fresh in your mind. You don't want to have to relearn those silly Eights on Pylons.

[/ QUOTE ][off topic] So are the maneuvers not required for C-AMEL at all?

 

[kellwolf]

Nope. No lazy eights, no eights on pylons, no chandelles, no power off 180s on the CMEL. Now, you will have to master the fine art of flying a twin on one engine and Vmc demos. Those have their own quirky problems. Examiners love to fail an engine either at LOC intercept or FAF on your instrument approaches, too. I mean, it's not like you're BUSY or anything.

 

[moxiepilot]

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Examiners love to fail an engine either at LOC intercept or FAF on your instrument approaches, too. I mean, it's not like you're BUSY or anything.

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i hate that & they do it at the airlines too.

 

[mastermags]

The plan for me at the moment is to do both rides the same day... take the CMEL ride first, then jump into a warrior or something and do the CSEL... the examiner told me he'd only charge me time and a half, so that's why I'm thinking of doing them the same day. If you do CSEL first, you'll have to demonstrate complex ability as well, where if you do the multi first you can do the CSEL in a fixed gear. BTW, Im at the 210 hour mark, so I'm going to do the training for both.