Originally Posted by TravisUK
I have to get my Private before I can do anything....Hopefully next week. Money is the bid deal for me. I don't know if I want to pony up all that $$ just yet.
You're going to need the twin time anyway. Obviously you can MEI at some point, but many schools require prefer MEIs who have 55 or even 100 ME just to get an MEI job! Look at the incremental cost...
Twin time (w/ safet pilot): $80 /h
Twin Time (solo) $160/h
Inst Training in a 172 w/ CFII: $100.
Inst Training in twin w/ CFII: $190.
If you do 30 hours with a CFII...
30 hours of twin time & inst training costs $5700.
30 hours SE inst training + 30 hours solo twin: $7,800
30 hours SE inst training + 30 hours twin w/ safety pilot: $5,400
Safety pilot time appears slightly cheaper, but it is not highly regarded at some airlines, some will only give 50% credit.
I'd do as much of your ratings as possible in the twin...it will make life simpler down the road.