Multi in RIC, experiences, format?

[zx6rrider]

Should be finishing up my com in the the next couple weeks and am looking into where to go for the multi add on. Anybody have recent (last 6 months-year) experience with the multi in RIC? Hows the format? I live an hour and 20 min away, would it be worthwhile to drive or should I be getting a hotel to focus on any studying? I will have the supplement memorized before arriving. I figure it will be late July or Aug as I need to refresh my instrument skills. I've managed to beg borrow and steal my way though most of my training so I'm going to have to find a plane to practice GPS approaches in, never flown a plane with an IFR gps. Are the instructors good or just warming the seat until they can move on? Thanks for any info

 

[Bud01]

Depending on what program you are doing i would suggest you stay local. I don't know any of the instructors in RIC but I am sure they are all good guys(gals). As far as the multi it is a fairly easy check ride. Maneuvers include Steep turns, slow flight, stalls, vmc. Emergency Maneuvers include engine shutdown to full feather and air start, Emergency Decent, Vcut, engine failure 500' and a single engine landing. The only other thing you will have to do is a single engine ILS to get your instrument privileges good for the multi.

 

[crfguy51]

Don't show up expecting to get IFR proficient in the airplane, show up ready. There are many people who arrive unable to fly an ILS on 2 engines, much less one. Not much time to diagnose problems like that.

 

[zx6rrider]

Thanks for the info, gonna do the 4 day 10 hour program. I work fri-sun so as long as they can do tues-fri morning shouldn't have to miss work. I'll definently practice some instrument work before arriving, its only been a year since my check ride and 6 months since a proficiency check so shouldn't take much. Doesn't sound like I need to spend time in a plane shooting GPS approaches than right? Is it possible to do the program in 3 days wx and instructor permitting? Thanks for any insight and I'll get ahold of them in the next couple weeks to see what they have to say.

 

[zx6rrider]

Did fuel go up $2.50 a gal? $500 increase "to cover fuel cost" seems high for 10 hours of flying at roughly 20 gal an hour. Guess that what I get for slacking and not getting around to it by now. RIC would be convient but for the extra 1500 I may take a trip to CT.