CHayes1126

Im looking to build about 50-75 hours of multi time. Anyone have any ideas on a reasonable priced way of doing this? I live in North Texas.

Pilotpip

Get 15 hours of multi, take your MEI checkride. Get paid for the remaining 35-55 hours.

CHayes1126

There isnt a huge supply for multi instructors, id be waiting years to get hours.

TXTECHKA

start calling flight schools, I think you'd be suprised. Paying for a hundred hours of multi is stupid, actually paying for more than it takes to get your mei is too.

Pilotpip

So take a weekend somewhere, log enough hours to get your MEI and BAM! You're in demand where there isn't much supply. I'd suggest these guys

http://www.stcharlesflyingsvs.com

FlyingPoke

I have wondered the same thing, I am waiting to hear back from a CFI gig up here in Wichita - where there is nowhere to even rent a multi, much less instruct in one.

Probably going to have to go back to my old flight school and buy a block to get my hours, unless someone else has a better idea, which would be much appreciated!

EngineOut

SkyMates at Arlington used to have a pretty good time-building deal with their PA-44s. They were "piece-ers," but the block price used to be reasonable. I think it was $135/hr back in my day. I doubt it's that cheap anymore, but you should check it out.

I took my wife on weekend excursions to exotic locations like Brownsville, Wichita, Lafayette, Cape Girardeu, Hot Springs, and Destin, FL!

Then, I got the MEI gig (doh!) that I never thought I'd ever be able to get and got another 300 hours.

de727ups

I'm setting up a time building program in my Apache out of the Spokane area. Send me an email if anyone is interested.

[email protected]

Ewfflyer

You stole my eventual idea!!!!! An apache's a great choice for time-building with two engines attached. Good luck with it!

nicholasblonde

St. Charles flying service would NOT be a good place to be an MEI, or do an MEI for that matter--last time I checked you have to have 500 hours just to act as PIC without a qualified (500TT) instructor...so for a low-time guy, that's not the ideal place to start out as an MEI, since I doubt you could instruct in it until you have 500TT.

Not sure why their insurance mins are so high.

Skymates still has 2 seminoles up and running...they usually have really good availability, $200/hr wet + $10/hr fuel surcharge...works out to $105 per hour per guy doing it shared hood. The Indians only fly the duchess, so usually after 5PM there are no scheduling conflicts. 851ND is a good plane with an intermittent A/P and a crappy heading indicator that precesses like hell. 36737 is a little rough around the edges with no A/P, a bent attitude indicator plane, and constantly wanted to roll (rudder trim???). At least the school has a handheld GPS which they'll let you borrow, but you'd think a school the size of Skymates would put a darned IFR certified GPS in at least one of those planes.