Why not combine with an MEP Course and get better value from it?
Whopity,
On the face of it a good suggestion, but I've never ventured toward twins for several reasons.
1. I've always felt you need to be REALLY current to be safe in a twin. Even if I'd got the rating, I'd never have the chance to keep it up to my satisfaction. I've been of the view that you're safer in a single at average utilisation rates i.e. 20-30 hours a year.
2. As an instructor, there's simply no work around our way for a twin-rated FI. I know of one person who is and he's hardly able to keep up his own skills, spends most of his time in singles anyway. Twin flying seems to be in decline, with PPLs anyway.
3. I think that the future lies with the higher-performance singles, Cirrus for the PPL and the PC12 for Public Transport 6-9 seat operation (surely the CAA will FINALLY recognise that these a/c are as safe as if not safer than most twins?)
We have the use of an Arrow IV which I have flown Pu/t but it's quite expensive to do a rating on just to upgrade my licence as a paperwork exercise. I wouldn't choose it for my own personal flying - I'd rather go a little slower and enjoy the view at a much cheaper rate.
Of course if someone were to pay for me to do the rating, then that'd be another matter. Dream on...
TheOddOne