Question about ratings.

[aviatoralex]

I know all the ratings/certificates, but I do not know in what order they go(e.g First you get your Private then P) I am also aware that it is up to the individual how we wants to take his ratings. But normally and most frequently in what order will the person take his ratings? Is it really like this?

Standard Progression: Private ASEL, Instrument Airplane, Commercial ASEL, AMEL added to Commercial Certificate, CFI Airplane Single Engine, add Instrument Airplane to CFI, add Airplane Multiengine to CFI.

ATP Flight School Standard Progression: Private ASEL, add AMEL to Private (This allows all future AMEL time to be logged as PIC), Instrument Airplane (instruction and rating ride taken in twin), Commercial AMEL, add ASEL to Commercial (this is sometimes delayed until after CFI School), CFI Airplane Multiengine, add Instrument Airplane to CFI. If Comm ASEL not done earlier, do it here. Finally, add Airplane Single Engine to CFI.

It is just kind of confusing.

 

[kfour]

It is the most efficient way to do it with the way ATP's program is set up. During your training you live/breathe/eat/sleep the seminole. It makes sense to take your multi checkrides first because it is definitely the plane you are going to be the most comfortable in. Also, by sticking the single-engine ratings on at the end, you can devote all of your attention to that without having to worry anymore about the seminole.

Yes, it is a bit different than the "tradtional" way but the order is designed specifically for the program.

(I always preferred the ASEL Comm after CFI Ground. It's also not uncommon to see ASEL Comm/CFI being taken almost back to back)

 

[particlem86]

Yea, that's the way ATP does it. As mentioned very efficient, builds multi time (one of the biggest selling points) and another reason is complex requirements for commercial and CFI. All ATP needs to really train their career guys is a C172 and a PA44. By adding the SE to commercial and CFI, no complex single is needed. It might not be the cheapest way, but if you want to do everything in about 10% of the time (as in days not logged hours) and have 10 times the mutli as a typical 0-CFI, it works.