Solo time is required for the commercial certificate, and there is no way in
the world that an insurance company will cover you in a twin without
hundreds of hours of twin time. Bad idea financially. Get the certificate
and rating in a single, then go for the MEL. Expect to be disappointed when
your company tells their insurer that they want to put you on their policy.
A 421 is a VERY demanding airplane (one of the few I have lost an engine in)
and a hangar queen.

Bob Gardner

"Hudson Valley Amusement" wrote in message
...
I am currently a ASEL private pilot and would like to get to Multi
Commercial
Instument ASAP. I can dedicate full time to this and would like your
opinions
on the best way to go about it.

There seem to be 2 schools of thought -
1- get my instrument and commercial in a Single Engine, then get my multi
add
ons.
2- Get my multi first, then work on instrument and commercial in the
multi.

I can understand the pro's and cons to both. Option 1 allows me to work
on one
thing at a time since I am already comfortable in a single engine, however
it
might be detrimental b/c I won't have any appreciatable multi time when I
am
done. This will lead to problems with insurance rates if I am insurable
at
all.
Option 2 on the other hand will be a more expensive option, and will
require
learning a few new things at the same time, but will also build 150 or so
hrs
in the multi when I have my ratings which will certainly help insurance
companies.

Additional info - I am currently at about 185 hrs. I am not looking to
go to
the airlines, but rather I am looking to fly a Cessna 421 for my company.

Any suggestions?
thanks,
Mark