Thinking of adding MEI...Suggestions?

LDJones

LDJones

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I did my multi years ago but haven't done much twin flying since. I'm thinking about adding the MEI next summer when my CFI renewal is due. Any suggestions for "reasonable" twin rental and training facilities? (Recognizing "reasonable" is in the eye of the checkbook holder.)
 
Best deal around there used to be Flying Scotchman at KMIC. I think it was like $150 or less for their Dutchess. But I think they're out of business now.
 
I'd love to get some time in a Tecnam P2006T. 9gph in a twin..pretty neat. Of course, it only has a 140 knot cruise. $200/hr. from the limited prices I've seen online.
 
LDJones said:
I did my multi years ago but haven't done much twin flying since. I'm thinking about adding the MEI next summer when my CFI renewal is due. Any suggestions for "reasonable" twin rental and training facilities? (Recognizing "reasonable" is in the eye of the checkbook holder.)
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The only way you make an MEI worthwhile is if you own the plane to rent out and instruct in, and you almost need to be an A&P IA to make it work out.
 
Henning said:
The only way you make an MEI worthwhile is if you own the plane to rent out and instruct in, and you almost need to be an A&P IA to make it work out.
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It's more for my own personal satisfaction. But I don't disagree on the economics. Sad, but true.
 
I just got MEI and CFII add-on from O&S Aviation in Asheboro, NC. I paid a little more than I would've to get just one of the add-ons ($4400) for 15 hours in a Twin Commanche and the two check rides from the in-house DPE.

PM me if you are interested in the details.
 
Rotor&Wing said:
Just to get the rating??:dunno:

Seems a bit extreme.
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That's just it. It takes a reasonably extreme case to make it worthwhile really. Unless you are going to make money instructing ME, why have the rating?
 
Henning said:
Spend the money flying....
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What's the difference if he wants to spend the money boring holes in the sky or on training that will add another rating regardless of whether he uses it? The bottom line in the logbook is the same and the money spent is relatively the same. I say do the kind of flying you want to do
 
It also can often negate the 100hr minimum insurance requirement if you want to rent or work for someone flyng twins ;) Besides its fun. Not as much fun as air combat training or aerobatics, but its fun and as a career pilot the $4k will [eventually] pay itself back.

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Update:

I went ahead and got my MEI this summer thanks to a friend and fellow Rotarian who made his twin Geronimo available to me. He's helped some young, aspiring pilots out in a similar way and hooked me up with a young MEI who did his multi and MEI in the same plane. I'm now helping another friend of his get his multi/comm in it. I've just about doubled my multi hours in the last two months and didn't break the bank, so it's all good. And it is opening up opportunities to fly in some twins i would otherwise not had a chance to fly.

Plus it renewed my CFI-I ticket in the process.
 
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