"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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It makes more sense to do the multi then do the commercial in the multi
engine. The guys who say that you can do the cross countries in the
single
and then do a multi add-on are only half right. Much of the cross
country in
a single must be solo, but you can do it dual in a multi-engine, thus
meeting the requirements for dual training at the same time as the cross
country, cutting the total hours considerably. At your point, I would
recommend the multi-engine private and get the multi-engine instrument
at
the same time -- you only have to add a couple of approaches to the
check
ride. Then do all the commercial training in a multi-engine plane; it
serves
as a complex airplane. Then go back and do the single-engine add-on. All
you
have to do then is the single-engine maneuvers, no cross country and no
complex training.

How are you going to get the 10 hours of multi solo time required for
an initial commerical in a multi?

There is no such requirement. Perhaps you are thinking of 61.129 (b) which
says:

(4) 10 hours of solo flight time in a multiengine airplane or 10 hours of
flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a multiengine
airplane with an authorized instructor (either of which may be credited
towards the flight time requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this section), on
the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(2) of this part that includes at
least-