any recommendations for a place to get a cheap commercial MES?

The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee.
I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and
a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache
or something on floats for $200 an hour...

Also, would it be best to get the SES first (which is a LOT cheaper),
then spend like 2 hours transitioning to the MES, or will I still need
8+ hours of MES time in order to pass the checkride? In other words,
if you already have your SES and your MEL, is a MES more or less a
formality, or will there most likely have to do a lot more training?
Remember, my goal here is to get the rating with the least money as
possible.

buttman wrote in news:65bd0c17-cf80-42d9-bf3f-
:

The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee.
I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and
a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache
or something on floats for $200 an hour...


Snort!

there's only one apache on floats, fjukkwit.

Maybe you can do it in a Cessna 150 with a Cox engine screwed on the
outside.




Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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buttman wrote in news:65bd0c17-cf80-42d9-bf3f-
:

The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee.
I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and
a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache
or something on floats for $200 an hour...


Snort!

there's only one apache on floats, fjukkwit.

Maybe you can do it in a Cessna 150 with a Cox engine screwed on the
outside.


What a retard. If you don't have any info, why don't you just shut the ****
up?

"buttman" wrote in message
...
The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee.
I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and
a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache
or something on floats for $200 an hour...

Also, would it be best to get the SES first (which is a LOT cheaper),
then spend like 2 hours transitioning to the MES, or will I still need
8+ hours of MES time in order to pass the checkride? In other words,
if you already have your SES and your MEL, is a MES more or less a
formality, or will there most likely have to do a lot more training?
Remember, my goal here is to get the rating with the least money as
possible.

Have you checked http://www.seaplanes.org

You 'll need to search by state, but they seem to have rates for most
places.

On Jul 17, 7:03*am, "Steve Foley" wrote:
"buttman" wrote in message

...

The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee.
I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and
a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache
or something on floats for $200 an hour...

Also, would it be best to get the SES first (which is a LOT cheaper),
then spend like 2 hours transitioning to the MES, or will I still need
8+ hours of MES time in order to pass the checkride? In other words,
if you already have your SES and your MEL, is a MES more or less a
formality, or will there most likely have to do a lot more training?
Remember, my goal here is to get the rating with the least money as
possible.

Have you checkedhttp://www.seaplanes.org

You 'll need to search by state, but they seem to have rates for most
places.

yes, I've read through every single one of the states. I doubt that
list is totally comprehensive. I was hoping someone knew of a smaller,
much cheaper operation tucked away somewhere...

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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buttman wrote in news:65bd0c17-cf80-42d9-bf3f-
:

The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live
that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea
bee. I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline
ticket and a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done
somewhere in a Apache or something on floats for $200 an hour...


Snort!

there's only one apache on floats, fjukkwit.

Maybe you can do it in a Cessna 150 with a Cox engine screwed on the
outside.


What a retard. If you don't have any info, why don't you just shut the
**** up?




Because I know retards like you will whine about it and it amuses me to
see you do so.

Well, you did ask.

Fjukkwit.


Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Because I know retards like you will whine about it and it amuses me to
see you do so.

Well, you did ask.

Fjukkwit.


Bertie

So you think is fun, to clutter a group that hundreds of fellow aviators
wish to use to share ideas, just for your solitary amusement?

Maxwell wrote:
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...

Because I know retards like you will whine about it and it amuses me to
see you do so.

Well, you did ask.

Fjukkwit.


Bertie

So you think is fun, to clutter a group that hundreds of fellow aviators
wish to use to share ideas, just for your solitary amusement?



And what do you thing you are doing.

"Gig 601Xl Builder" wrote in message
news
Maxwell wrote:
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...

Because I know retards like you will whine about it and it amuses me to
see you do so.

Well, you did ask.

Fjukkwit.


Bertie

So you think is fun, to clutter a group that hundreds of fellow aviators
wish to use to share ideas, just for your solitary amusement?

And what do you thing you are doing.

Gee, I wonder?????

"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:SMIfk.20662$%q.1865
@newsfe24.lga:


"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
...

Because I know retards like you will whine about it and it amuses me to
see you do so.

Well, you did ask.

Fjukkwit.


Bertie

So you think is fun, to clutter a group that hundreds of fellow aviators
wish to use to share ideas, just for your solitary amusement?


I'm not the one doing that, fjukkwit.


You are.

I'm just provoking you into doing it!


Bertie