Greetings fellow pilots! I’ve been reading the forums for quite some time now, and this is my first post. Thank you for supporting this web site; it has answered countless questions and concerns of mine all the while learning and becoming enmeshed in aviation.

I received my PPL about half a year ago and I’ve since been working on my instrument rating. I have been thinking of ways to bring myself to the 250 hour mark to gain a CPL. I would like to know if you have any advice in getting there. I have considered joining a civil air patrol, purchasing a Cessna 152, gaining time as a safety pilot, and perhaps even purchasing a Challenger ultralight. My question is this: if I have 100-150 hours as a safety pilot, will my commercial checkride examiner allow this? My initial thought is no, but what about in a Challenger ultralight registered as an experimental aircraft? Is this possible? Finishing college and trying to afford the airplane rental bill is becoming quite difficult financially, and I fear it will become impossible. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.