Multiple Add-on Ratings??
Asked by: Thomas Vaillencourt 6699 views Commercial Pilot, General Aviation, Instrument Rating
Ok everyone this ones a doozie !!!
I currently Hold a Private (ASEL) and a Commercial Instrument For Helicopters. I would like to obtain the Commercial and Instrument add-ons for my Airplane rating, which are strait forward enough as I currently meet almost all of the Aeronautical Experience requirements for the Instrument add-on (except for the 250NM IFR cross-country 61.65(d)(A) and I still need 10 of the 15 Hrs of dual instruction that are required to be in an Airplane.
I also currently meet or exceed all of the Aeronautical Experience requirements for the Commercial add-on rating except for the 10 hrs Complex time 61.129(3)(ii) and the 300NM VFR Cross-country 61.129(4)(i).
I'm Fortunate enough to own my own Piper Cherokee 180 which is IFR legal (with a VOR check) so I could in theory use that for my IFR add-on and to do the 300NM cross-country for the commercial add-on, which would save a ton of money, but I will have to Learn the maneuvers for the Commercial in a complex aircraft while burning up the 10 required hours complex time.
This all seems simple enough, as I could do the add-ons individually or together with not too much complexity, but (and heres the wrench in the gears) What if I also wanted to add-on a multiengine? I'm interested to see if streamlining this is even possible by doing all the IFR Commercial and Multi time together and taking one big checkride, or if its more feasable and streamlined to add the Instrument and commercial (together or seperately) first, then worry about the Multi-engine add-on?
While I welcome all responses, I would really prefer responses from MEI Pilots who are familiar with add-on ratings.
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