Saving Money on Flight Training

[Fly4Tatt2s]

Hey folks, this is my first post. Nice board. I am a soon to be student pilot and have a few questions before I get to far into it. After I complete my Private can I then kill a few birds with 1 stone per say by getting my Multi Engine rating next, then do my Instrument and Instrument instructor in the Multi a/c and have it cover both multi and single engine a/c? Same with my Commercial down the road, can I do my commercial in a Multi and get signed off for both multi and single engine ?

Any other advice for saving money on school ?

P.S. I am posting this on a few message boards so thanks in advance.

 

[Fly4Tatt2s]

Sorry didnt mean to be confusing but maybe i can clear up what i mean.

To save money can you do your initial Instrument rating in a Multi A/C and if so will it count for both Multi and Single Instrument rating ?
I realize now that the Commercial must be done seperately via add-ons.

 

[Flechas]

You can do the instrument in a multi and it will coint in a single, but that will not save you money, the multi is more expensive.
If you want to save money:

Private single
Instrument in single
Commercial single
Multi add on to your Commercial
CFII
MEI
CFI

To get the most multi PIC during training:

Private single
Muti add on to your private
Instrument in a multi
Commercial mutli
Single add on to your Commercial
CFII in a multi
MEI
CFI

 

[nosehair]

To answer your specific question: No. If you take your Commercial checkride in a multi, that does not count as a single. Just because a multi is more complex does not mean that you are proficient in a single. You have to demonstrate proficiency in a single. There are things in a single that require specific training. Power off accuracy landings, for example.

Taking the instrument rating in a multi does count for the single, when you get the single.

 

[Kream926]

switch to Geico, that will save ya at least 15%

 

[Fly4Tatt2s]

got you on that Kream! car insuranced dropped from 189 a month to 115 with Geico! but now back to the original topic.

 

[urflyingme?!]

Make sure you don't get some shoddy joint with cheap planes. Another thing that is usefull to know is that GPS and all those fancy cockpits are waayy more expensive to rent. The ugly duckling 172 with basic instruments might be your best bet.

 

[Fly4Tatt2s]

The rate around here at the school is about 109/hr wet. I wish there was somewhere closer and cheaper that had a good rep like this school.

 

[urflyingme?!]

Dang GK, you got one good deal on your hands.

 

[moving2vegas]

nice one

switch to Geico, that will save ya at least 15%

LMFAO

doesn't help the kid much, but that was funny

 

[Fly4Tatt2s]

gk, thats at Executive in Orlando (KORL). No other schools close plus this one is nice from what I have seen and heard.
Its 104/hr for a C-172S, 139/hr for C-182 w/ G1000 & G430.
The next closest school are nearly an hour away in Sanford and Kissimmee.

This school was my first choice and after researching the ones in the surrounding area it seems to be what I am/was looking for.

 

[Fly4Tatt2s]

I am in Orlando about 1 mile from Executive Airport(Air Orlando).

 

[bobbysamd]

Saving Money v. Maximizing Value

Earning all your single-engine ratings through CFI-I and then adding your Commercial Multi and MEI might save you money, but will leave you on the short end of the battle to build multi time, especially when multi PIC is what it's all about.

You might consider earning your Private Single, flying the single to build your cross-country time toward your Commercial, then Private Multi, Commercial-Instrument Multi, and then hopping into the right seat of the multi to earn initial CFI certification as an MEI and/or CFI-I. All time in the multi after Private Multi will be multi PIC. Then, get back into the simple single for Commercial Single and CFI-A. At least two major flight schools use this plan. It maximizes your multi PIC time while giving you value for those expensive hours.

It boils down to cost versus value. Considering that some regionals these days hire with two hundred or less of multi, getting more multi sooner might get you to the regionals quicker.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

 

[Goose Egg]

Saving Money on Flight Training...

...is not possible. Flying is expensive by nature. You'll spend the least amount of money, however, by studying your rear end off and flying often.

-Goose