ATP gives the most Multi time.
does that constitute as something when trying to find a job as CFI compared to folks without the multi hours?
I don't know if "gives" is the right word, you can buy multi time anywhere.
If you don't plan on going to the airlines until year 3 or 4, what is the rush in buying all the multi-time? You can let your students buy the hours during those years.
If you want to do ATP, you can do it, many do.
But i feel like i need to reiterate that twin time is not pure gold time.
All you need is the mins, not the most.
Also, in respect to your question about flight instructing with nothing but a MEI cert and the possibility of a job.
1. To instruct in a twin, you need to have five hours PIC in that make and model, not category/class.
i.e. Training in a seminole for your whole training has cost you your arm, leg and first born; a flight school hires you but they have a Piper seneca, you will need to rent the airplane and acquire that time, minimum of 5 hours to what ever their insurance says.
To be an MEI, you will need 15 hours PIC multi, along with 10 hours of non pic time it took to get your commercial multi-add on, in all my own personal experiences that has been enough time to be covered by insurance, assuming I rent that specific make/model airplane for 5 hours of pic time.
Basically, heck ya the flight school will hire you with a low 25 hours of twin time. In return you rent their twin for 5 hours.
Even if you have 100% twin time, you will need to rent this new Make/Model.
So I personally see no advantage in this scenario.
Now, if you want to go to work for ATP afterwards, that is a horse a different color.
basically there is no right or wrong way, just a more expensive way or a less expensive way. It doesn't really matter as long as in five years you are flying airplanes and not selling shoes. :bandit: