On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 04:03:53 GMT, Jose
wrote:

Usually (in the US) one gets a pilot certificate for single engine (usually land) airplanes, then the instrument rating (in a single), and then pursues a multi rating. Nothing I know of says it can't be done backwards though.

It can be done backwards. I know someone who did all multi (except
private) and then single.

If you get your instrument rating in a single, and then get a license for a twin, I don't know whether you need a separate instrument (add-on) checkride for the multi. I can't find it in the regs, though something in the back of my mind makes it
familiar.
The PTS mandates if you are IFR rated in singles and go for a multi
add-on you are required to demonstrate IFR profficiency during the
checkride. You used to be able to forgo the IFR stuff and get a VFR
only restriction, but now the only way to do that is add a multi to a
cert that does not have Instrument privs.

HTH.
z