How long will it take to go through ME rating

[Gavin]

Hey everyone,

I'll be starting a part 141 and part 61 school this week to get my ratings (private, instrument, commercial, and multi engine). I'll be going full time and I was wondering how fast I can get those in. Also, which of those did you all find the hardest?

Thanks

 

[User546]

It's very difficult for anyone to say exactly how long it would take. There are many, many factors involved including: motivation, how quickly you learn things, how good your instructor is, how good the weather is where your at, how good the aircraft availability and maintenace is, etc.

It's hard for me to say which one was my hardest. It's a toss up between the Private Pilots License and the Instrument. Private Pilot because everything is brand new to you, and your learning a skill you never before had.

The Instrument on the other hand is equally difficult, because now your learning to control the airplane soley by reference to instruments, and there can be a learning curve. Also, it's A LOT of information to take in and digest, and apply at the same time. With that said, I thought the Instrument rating was probably the most rewarding and funner ratings I ever did.

Multi-Engine training was defintely the funnest, although it was too short (typically takes only 5-10 hours).

Good luck, and be sure and keep us informed on how your training is going.

 

[Milkdud99]

none of mine were really hard, its just that instrument was alot of studying and procedures.

 

[MVSW]

Instrument...

 

[navigator72]

The intstrument was definitly the hardest. The commercial seaplane was the best and easiest (only .3 hobbs time for the checkride)

 

[Snakum]

The intstrument was definitly the hardest.

My brain is now filled with so much crap I actually told my CFI that the ceiling and visibility requirements for a non-precision approach to an alternate airport must be reported to the NTSB when in-bound from the procedure turn, and cannot more than four nautical miles in either direction from the centerline of an airway.

My brain hurts.



Minh
(World's Greatest Living Non-IR, Non-ME, Non-Comm Rated King Air Seat Warmer)