Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
Its not any more difficult than learning to fly a single in my opinion. You learn what you fly. There are Eagle-drivers and P-3 pilots out there with just over 250 hoursTT. I did all of my training accept my PPL in a twin. I now have more ME time than I'll ever need to get a job at any airline down the road and great flying experience. Now I don't have to worry about finding that coveted low-time ME job (although it would be nice). I always recommend getting as much ME time during training as possible.
And those have arguably been through one of the best flight training programs in the world. It is amazing what they pack into those few hours.
Flying a twin is more difficult than flying a single which is usually why it comes near the end of the initial training and is so highly coveted by employers. I have no doubt that a person could train in a twin from day one and be successful. I also feel that if that were the regular track that we would see an even higher dropout and failure rate. If you can do it - both in ability and financially - then you have overcome what seems to be one of the largest hurdles in the initial time building phase to get you on your way to a career in aviation.
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