Multi Engine Course

Platinum Aviation offers the Airplane Multi Engine Land rating using either the Garmin 430/500 equipped Piper Seneca or the Diamond DA-42 TwinStar with the Garmin G-1000, depending on the facility you train at. The multi engine rating can be added to an existing Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land Certificate with about 10 hours of instruction in the multi-engine aircraft. There is no FAA written test or specific time requirements for this rating if you already have a complex aircraft endorsement.

During your multi-engine training, you will learn the systems of the multi-engine aircraft, engine out aerodynamics and how to master engine-out operations.

It’s certainly better to add the Multi-Engine rating after you already have your Instrument rating. If you don’t, you will have a VFR only limitation to your Certificate and later when you add your Instrument Rating, you will then have to demonstrate engine out operations while flying on the instruments.

Many people do their initial multi-engine rating in conjunction with their Commercial Certificate. For more information on that approach see our Commercial Course offerings.