Commercial / Multiengine rating, combined?

If I want to get the commercial and multiengine rating (and commercial
single engine as well), could I do both at the same time and would
there be any benefit? My club requires a minimum of 5 hours with
their CFI to be checked out in a 172RG or 182RG, and 10 hours in the
Seminole. For the checkride, could I do everything in the SE and then
use the ME for the ME maneuvers?

Before I was thinking of doing the commercial SE before even starting
the ME, and then doing a second ME checkride.

Even a C-150 for the CP/ASEL addon? I own a 150, maybe I can practice
learning the maneuvers in it since I don't have to pay for rental, then
do the multi-engine training and CP/AMEL, then get the CP/ASEL in the
150. Is this a good idea? Do you think it would take me longer in the
multi without doing the complex SE first (I have no complex experience)?


Peter Clark wrote:
> On 11 Apr 2007 15:58:33 -0700, "kevmor" <kevmor@> wrote:
>
>> If I want to get the commercial and multiengine rating (and commercial
>> single engine as well), could I do both at the same time and would
>> there be any benefit? My club requires a minimum of 5 hours with
>> their CFI to be checked out in a 172RG or 182RG, and 10 hours in the
>> Seminole. For the checkride, could I do everything in the SE and then
>> use the ME for the ME maneuvers?
>>
>> Before I was thinking of doing the commercial SE before even starting
>> the ME, and then doing a second ME checkride.
>
> If you do the CP/AMEL the CP/ASEL becomes an addon and you only have
> to demonstrate the stuff not covered on the MEL checkride. The addon
> can then be done in a fixed-gear 172 if so inclined since all the
> complex and retract stuff would be covered as part of the MEL ride.

I had 1000 hours in a Skylane when I got my commercial/multi engine rating.
I already
had an instrument rating. My instructor said that I wouldnt have to do the
manuvers if I
combined the two. For my checkride (from memory..it was 6 yrs ago) I had to
demonstrate
VMC, power on and power off stalls, stop and restart critical engine. We did
3 approaches,
2 with simulated engine out and all with the hood on. The oral was about 2
hrs and mostly
aircraft systems & procedures. I didnt have to do the 8's about a pylon,
chandella's (spelling)
and the other manuvers for the commercial rating. I took the check ride in
my 310. My
pilots license says my rating is: Commercial Pilot, Multi Engine Land,
Instrument Airplane,
Private Priveleges, Airplane Single Engine Land.

Mark
N28409
WC5I


"kevmor" <kevmor@> wrote in message
news:1176332313.267755.41160@d57g2000hsg. ...
> If I want to get the commercial and multiengine rating (and commercial
> single engine as well), could I do both at the same time and would
> there be any benefit? My club requires a minimum of 5 hours with
> their CFI to be checked out in a 172RG or 182RG, and 10 hours in the
> Seminole. For the checkride, could I do everything in the SE and then
> use the ME for the ME maneuvers?
>
> Before I was thinking of doing the commercial SE before even starting
> the ME, and then doing a second ME checkride.
>

I prepared for both at the same time..
I completed all of the required commercial maneuvers in a Cherokee Arrow
Then within a month I completed the MEL requirements to the Commercial level
to include all of the instrument work previously mentioned in another post.

BT

"kevmor" <kevmor@> wrote in message
news:1176332313.267755.41160@d57g2000hsg. ...
> If I want to get the commercial and multiengine rating (and commercial
> single engine as well), could I do both at the same time and would
> there be any benefit? My club requires a minimum of 5 hours with
> their CFI to be checked out in a 172RG or 182RG, and 10 hours in the
> Seminole. For the checkride, could I do everything in the SE and then
> use the ME for the ME maneuvers?
>
> Before I was thinking of doing the commercial SE before even starting
> the ME, and then doing a second ME checkride.
>