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AMEL add-on · Existing commercial airplane pilots

Commercial Multi-Engine ground school

For commercial airplane pilots adding an airplane multi-engine land rating. Study multi-engine aerodynamics, systems, performance, engine-out procedures, and practical-test preparation. This course is not an initial commercial certificate course.

15 lessons · 5 modules · 60 practice questions

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Study and practice

Read the lessons and work through the calculations before answering the review questions. Practice mode provides explanations and source references; saved results identify the categories that need further review.

CMEL practice uses knowledge-review modes for the commercial AMEL add-on. It does not present a separate CMEL written-exam preset.

These are written self-study courses. Video instruction, flight instruction, aircraft-specific checkout, FAA testing fees, and endorsements are not included. Course completion and practice scores do not issue an endorsement.

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SAMPLE PRACTICE QUESTION

Does the ordinary commercial airplane class add-on require repeating the initial 250-hour route?

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Commercial Multi-Engine lessons

1. CMEL add-on requirements and aircraft preparation

The commercial AMEL class-rating path, practical-test scope and aircraft-specific limitations.

  1. Commercial multi-engine land add-on requirements
  2. Aircraft limitations and performance documents
  3. VMC, VYSE, VXSE and VSSE

2. Asymmetric thrust and minimum control speed

Critical engine, propeller drag, sideslip and safe VMC demonstration concepts.

  1. Critical engine and asymmetric effects
  2. Factors affecting VMC and zero sideslip
  3. VMC demonstration and recovery logic

3. Multi-engine aircraft systems

Feathering, fuel and crossfeed, landing gear, electrical dependencies and icing equipment.

  1. Feathering, unfeathering and propeller limitations
  2. Fuel routing, crossfeed and engine indication
  3. Electrical power, gear, heaters and icing systems

4. OEI performance and departure decisions

Excess power, climb gradient, service ceilings, runway calculations and engine-failure briefings.

  1. Excess power and single-engine ceilings
  2. OEI chart reading and obstacle gradients
  3. Accelerate-stop, takeoff briefing and reject decisions

5. Normal handling, engine failures and instrument operations

Multi-engine maneuvers, OEI approach planning, instrument limitations and final aircraft briefing.

  1. Normal handling, steep turns and stalls
  2. Engine failure, OEI approach and landing
  3. OEI instrument flight and final CMEL briefing

Start with the trial

Each account can activate one seven-day trial per course. The trial ends automatically. If you decide to enroll, purchase access from your account; your existing study records remain attached to it.