Multi-Engine Before Commercial?

Sorry to hi-jack this thread for a couple of questions...

I have my FAA Commercial and Instrument with Single Engine privilages, this
was gained last year. At the end of June this year I am undergoing training
for my FAA Multi Addon to my Commercial together with Multi Instrument
Privilages.

From what I understand all I need to do is a multi engine course and pass a
checkride / oral during which I am required to demonstrate single engine IFR
approaches. Is this all that is required? Or do I need to complete the
dual cross countries again, in a multi? Of course all of the Commercial
requirements were met in the Single and as yet I have no multi time.

If it makes any difference, my Commercial was done under Part 61 and took
four days (including checkride) straight after the Part 141 Instrument
course.

Also would you recommend a Part 61 or Part 141 Multi Engine Addon? I'm
taking a couple of weeks off work to get this completed full time.

Best wishes,

Richard Thomas
FAA CP-ASEL IA


"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"David B. Cole" wrote in message
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But does it make sense to do the multi before the Comm, and would I
receive more benefit from following my original plan?


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.