hindsight2020
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- Oct 14, 2004
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Alright folks, I did a search about the topic of commercial single initial vs commercial multi initial and I think for a person in my situation, going for the commercial SE as the initial is more cost-effective.
I'm private SEL, instrument, and I have like 20+ hours in complex singles (Cardinal and Arrow)....working on building time to 230TT to get ready and knock out the commercial and CFI this summer.
My question is regarding the sequence of commercial certificate. Since I plan to do my long solo x-c in single, have all the night solo hours in singles as well, and all my instrument time (including dual received) is in singles as well it makes sense to go Comm SEL first.
BUT, would it be possible to do the 10hr complex dual time on a multi-engine aircraft?? I figure I would knock out the multi-time (since Senecas are complex after all) and have everything I would need for the CommSE ride, and since I had already done the multi-stuff during the complex requirement for the CommSEL its just a matter of getting off the complex single and into the multi and knock the papers out the same day. I don't see anything on the FARs stating that a multi-engine aircraft (most of them complex) wouldn't qualify for my commercialSE complex requirement. Any insight on that would be greatly appreciated.
Oh one other thing, is that complex requirement dual time or just PIC time? I have more than plenty solo single engine complex hours but I don't think I have 10 hours dual on complexes...but that was thinking if I was going to save that block of time, I know in reality I will sit in a single complex with the instructor to get the manuevers down for the checkride.
Thanks folks
I'm private SEL, instrument, and I have like 20+ hours in complex singles (Cardinal and Arrow)....working on building time to 230TT to get ready and knock out the commercial and CFI this summer.
My question is regarding the sequence of commercial certificate. Since I plan to do my long solo x-c in single, have all the night solo hours in singles as well, and all my instrument time (including dual received) is in singles as well it makes sense to go Comm SEL first.
BUT, would it be possible to do the 10hr complex dual time on a multi-engine aircraft?? I figure I would knock out the multi-time (since Senecas are complex after all) and have everything I would need for the CommSE ride, and since I had already done the multi-stuff during the complex requirement for the CommSEL its just a matter of getting off the complex single and into the multi and knock the papers out the same day. I don't see anything on the FARs stating that a multi-engine aircraft (most of them complex) wouldn't qualify for my commercialSE complex requirement. Any insight on that would be greatly appreciated.
Oh one other thing, is that complex requirement dual time or just PIC time? I have more than plenty solo single engine complex hours but I don't think I have 10 hours dual on complexes...but that was thinking if I was going to save that block of time, I know in reality I will sit in a single complex with the instructor to get the manuevers down for the checkride.
Thanks folks