The step up from Private to Commercial

ahw01

ahw01

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I'm getting ready to do Comm Multi next year, I already have Pvt Multi, so there are no new maneuvers, but tolerances become tighter. Pvt checkrides aren't looking for perfection, and I imagine Comm. initials to be about deeper knowledge and professionalism, any thoughts on how your Pvt and Comm checkrides differed? I'd do Comm VFR Multi and then do Inst Multi to round things off later next year.

Alex.
 
I'll also add my 2 cents in and agree with the above 2 posts. If you already have your instrument rating, the IFR portion of the multi is a piece of cake.
 
Comm. Multi Checkride + Single-Engine ILS

Don't waste your money of the VFR only. Do your wallet a favor and get your Inst. rating in the multi. That counts as single engine inst. also when you do the single engine ILS.
 
so if I meet the Comm and Inst prerequisites can I go from PPL VFR Multi to Comm Inst Multi? I thought technically you needed to do that in 2 rides?

Alex.
 
Yeah I guess you're right. But if you're awesome you can do it in one ride.


BTW, that's what she said
 
If it takes 2 rides it seems better to do Comm VFR then IA Multi?

otherwise you're demonstrating Instrument skills on the Comm ride which you can't use until you do the Instrument ride?
 
The instrument part of the Commercial Multiengine checkride assumes you had an Instrument Airplane rating already. For instance, when I went for my Commercial Multi, I had CSEL and IA but needed to demonstrate instrument proficiency on the twin to not have a AMEL VFR only restriction."

If you are doing your instrument training in the twin, it doesn't matter if you do it before or after the commercial checkride.
 
true, but then you have to do 2 checkrides, even if one is quite short.

Back to the topic though, what is needed to step up from PVT at 50hrs to Comm 200 hours later, are you expected to treat the dpe like a paying passenger vs a 'sharing' passenger for e.g.?

Alex.
 
ahw01 said:
Back to the topic though, what is needed to step up from PVT at 50hrs to Comm 200 hours later, are you expected to treat the dpe like a paying passenger vs a 'sharing' passenger for e.g.?
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I think you still just treat them like a DPE :) Just be sure to bring crisp $100 bills.
 
The bank gave me about 20 $5s, so the DPE got to count for a while...

But if you have a PPL at 50 hr, a Commercial at 250 hours, then ATP at 1500 - there's a big gap between Comm and ATP, and it's the last time the FAA (in theory) get to check you before you can fly people about - so should it be seen as more professional - or is a bare bones wet ink Commercial Pilot very stripped down, so DPEs look at maneuvers and safety vs having 'a good captains attitude'

Alex.
 
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