The_green_penguin
19th Aug 2011, 12:08
Hi there
I'd like to get an idea of people's opinions on whether it is worth investing the extra £££ to do the whole CPL on a multi engine, as opposed to doing the majority of it in a PA28, and then the bare minimum 5 hours on a complex single.
From research I have done, I notice some training organisations in the UK structure their CPL training that way as, from what I've read, apparently doing it all on the multi engine takes some of the pressure off the student when it comes to the MEIR (as they are already familiar with the aircraft, therefore, able to focus on the many other tasks at hand). Is this purely marketing hype, or is there some logic to it....?
Obviously, it comes at a far greater cost.... Is it worth the extra few grand at this stage of the training for 20 more multi engine hours, or is it better to save that money to use towards an Instructor rating later on (or, Type rating, worst case scenario...)?
I'm grateful for any advice.
I'd like to get an idea of people's opinions on whether it is worth investing the extra £££ to do the whole CPL on a multi engine, as opposed to doing the majority of it in a PA28, and then the bare minimum 5 hours on a complex single.
From research I have done, I notice some training organisations in the UK structure their CPL training that way as, from what I've read, apparently doing it all on the multi engine takes some of the pressure off the student when it comes to the MEIR (as they are already familiar with the aircraft, therefore, able to focus on the many other tasks at hand). Is this purely marketing hype, or is there some logic to it....?
Obviously, it comes at a far greater cost.... Is it worth the extra few grand at this stage of the training for 20 more multi engine hours, or is it better to save that money to use towards an Instructor rating later on (or, Type rating, worst case scenario...)?
I'm grateful for any advice.