initial Twin Rating
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initial Twin Rating
G'day all, any opinions on intital twin rating in regards to following through with a couple of extra hours on to get an endorsement on type? I am planning on doing the rating in an Aztec, the endorsement might look good in the book I guess, but am I going to use it? 
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Aztec is a mighty fine ship mate. been around for 40+ years and still around in good numbers. Built to airline standard and fully corrosion proofed. Not saying they dont have their problems but i'd rather have an aztec endo than a dutchie or a seminole- what would you do with one of them?
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Defintely a twin rating that will serve you well latter on with regards to future emplyment. Forget the Aztruck, great plane but a Dinasaur (they all are really but that's the daddy of 'em). If you go down the path of an instructor rating latter then onto a GR1 multi training rating stick with the tried & proven, Seminole, Dutchy, also both old but still a good learning platform & still used for all sorts of missions.
good luck
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good luck
CW
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I did my initial M/E rating in a Seneca 1.
seemingly another lifetime ago!
One of the arguments for it was that if you can fly a Seneca 1, you can fly anything!!
Agree with kalavo re the Baron.
seemingly another lifetime ago!One of the arguments for it was that if you can fly a Seneca 1, you can fly anything!!
Agree with kalavo re the Baron.
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For the New Bread of CPL
Maybe go all the way....B777
Seems to be the logical extension for the newly qualified fully-intergrated ($100K) VFR CPL pilot looking for the promised first job flying a jet.
Tongue in cheek guys.....
I don't want to be the best pilot in the world - Just the oldest
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The Aztruck is a great plane to fly but as Apache said, not too many around any more. Probably just as well eh Apache after my little visit to the Gutta a few years back? 
I did my initial twin in a Seminole and sure its fairly ordinary in terms of performance and capacity etc but a good trainer if you haven't flown twins before. I remember my instructor showing me the primary and secondary effect of yaw followed by roll if you don't keep the thing going in a relatively straight line. Don't know how you would go practicing those type of maneuvers in a Baron. When I did my Baron endorsement I recall the stall recovery exercise akin to a ride on a big dipper.
I did my initial twin in a Seminole and sure its fairly ordinary in terms of performance and capacity etc but a good trainer if you haven't flown twins before. I remember my instructor showing me the primary and secondary effect of yaw followed by roll if you don't keep the thing going in a relatively straight line. Don't know how you would go practicing those type of maneuvers in a Baron. When I did my Baron endorsement I recall the stall recovery exercise akin to a ride on a big dipper.
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