{"product_id":"multi-engine-program-for-private-or-commercial-add-on","title":"Multi-Engine Program For Private Or Commercial Add-On","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"apfpd\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.apfpd{font-family:'IBM Plex Sans',-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif;color:#0B0F14;line-height:1.6;max-width:900px}.apfpd h2{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:650;margin:0 0 .4em;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:#0B0F14}.apfpd h3{font-size:1.06rem;font-weight:650;margin:1.5em 0 .35em;color:#151C24}.apfpd p{margin:.5em 0}.apfpd .apfld{font-size:1.06rem;color:#151C24}.apfpd ul{margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.1em;padding:0}.apfpd li{margin:.28em 0}.apfpd .apfsp{border-left:3px solid #C8862B;padding:.15em 0 .15em .9em;margin:1.2em 0}.apfpd .apffig{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-weight:600}.apfpd .apfstd{border:1px solid #E2DED7;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0;background:#F4F2EE}.apfpd .apfstd h3{margin-top:0}.apfpd .apfkv{border-collapse:collapse;margin:.9em 0;width:100%;max-width:620px}.apfpd .apfkv td{border-bottom:1px solid #E2DED7;padding:.42em .6em .42em 0;vertical-align:top;font-size:.96rem}.apfpd .apfkv td:first-child{color:#6E7681;width:44%}.apfpd .apfhon{border:1px solid #CFC9BF;border-radius:10px;padding:.9em 1.1em;margin:1.5em 0}.apfpd .apfhon h3{margin-top:0}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA multi-engine rating in the Seminole, \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfld\"\u003eOne fixed number, bolted onto a certificate already in your pocket. Of every phase in the sequence this is the briefest, and the one where systems knowledge outweighs stick skill by the widest margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"apfkv\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrice\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$5,100\u003c\/span\u003e, fixed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrerequisite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn existing private or commercial certificate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAircraft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePiper Seminole — twin engine, counter-rotating propellers, retractable gear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncludes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDual instruction to the practical test standard, one-to-one ground instruction on systems and performance, oral and checkride preparation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHourly rate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone published for this airframe. This price is the number.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhere it sits\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAfter the instrument rating for most career-track students\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eField\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVan Nuys Airport (KVNY), Van Nuys, CA 91406\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this rating sits where it sits in the sequence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake it after the instrument rating, not before. A twin flown only in good weather is a twin doing half its job, and the operators who care about multi-engine time care about it in the context of an instrument-rated pilot. Taking it early also means paying twin prices for hours you could have flown far more cheaply in a single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 CFR 61.129 governs the aeronautical experience for a commercial certificate, and the sequence that gets you there efficiently puts cheap hours early and expensive hours late. That is the whole argument for the order we recommend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the training is mostly about\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsymmetric flight and the decisions attached to it. The Seminole has counter-rotating propellers, which removes the critical-engine asymmetry that makes some light twins unforgiving, and that design choice is why it is the type most people earn this rating in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything else is systems and discipline: two of most controls, gear that retracts, and a set of memory items that exist because the airplane punishes hesitation. The flying is not hard. The management is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAn honest note on what the rating is worth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy itself this rating makes nobody employable, and we are not going to suggest it does. It is a required component of a professional sequence, and it is a good one to hold. It is not a qualification with a job attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"apfsp\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheap hours first, expensive hours last. That is the whole economics of a professional sequence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfstd\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is behind the rating\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery type in the fleet is school property, serviced on site. Instruction for hire triggers the 100-hour interval written into 14 CFR 91.409(b), and we would rather carry that cost than argue about it with an owner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven instructors, matched to students one at a time and changeable if the pairing is wrong. Each holds a CFI alongside a commercial certificate or an ATP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Redbird MCX lives on the field. It is enclosed, it sits on a motion base, it holds FAA approval, and a standalone booking is \u003cspan class=\"apffig\"\u003e$189\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe flyable-days figure for this field is 355, counted from NOAA ASOS records over the year to 1 August 2026 rather than estimated from a brochure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed prices, published in full. The figure you agree at the start is the figure at the end, which is the point of buying a program rather than hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is Part 61 training. We publish a syllabus, a price and an hour count, and nothing about a track record the business has not had time to build.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apfhon\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this school does not claim\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirline Pilot Flight School is a Part 61 flight training provider. We are not an airline, we are not owned by one, and we hold no cadet program, pathway agreement or hiring relationship with any airline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe do not guarantee an interview, a job or a salary, and we publish no pass rate and no graduate count. This business is new. It has no record worth publishing yet and it will not invent one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we do publish is the curriculum, the price, the hours, and the regulation behind each requirement. Judge us on those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Airline Pilot Flight School","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957459022141,"sku":null,"price":5100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/flightschool.la\/products\/multi-engine-program-for-private-or-commercial-add-on","provider":"Airline Pilot Flight School","version":"1.0","type":"link"}