Is multi time really THAT valuable?
Heresy! Treason! I know, questioning the value of multi time is lunacy. But really, how hard is it?
Most people building multi time aren't out doing Vmc demos and engine cuts. What's the difference if a flight used two engines instead of one? There are some complex, high performance singles that can provide more of a work out than a typical twin trainer.
If I could rank flight time (for civilian trained pilots) on a generic scale in terms of learning/experience/toughness value*;
1. Actual Instrument
2. Dual given
3. Simulated Instrument
4. Night
5. Cross Country
6. Complex
7. Multi
8. High Performance
9. SIM/FTD
Someone telling me all the oodles of multi time they have doesn't impress me much. Especially if they rented it to just fly straight and level for the sake of getting multi time. Someone who has these other times, particularly numbers 1 and 2 impress me the most.
*This is based on my judgement of flight time for someone who would even care about multi time in the first place; likely a person applying for a 135 or 121 gig after getting their certs.