Flight Training · Multi-Engine
Whether you're adding a Multi-Engine rating, earning your Commercial Multi initial, or becoming an MEI — we run three Diamond DA42 NGs, multiple DPE partnerships, and a 95% multi-engine first-time pass rate.
Program overview
Multi-Engine training at Take Flight runs as a focused, accelerated discipline. Most of our Multi students arrive with a clear goal — adding a rating, earning a Commercial Multi initial, or stepping up to MEI — and want it done efficiently. We’ve structured three distinct programs to match those three goals, each in the Diamond DA42 NG, each with a curriculum we authored ourselves, each backed by the same operational depth: three DA42 NGs in our fleet, partnerships with multiple multi-engine DPEs, and 8 to 12 checkrides each month.
When we built our Multi-Engine curriculum, we couldn’t find any commercially available training program that met our standards. So we wrote our own syllabus and study guide. That decision has shaped every part of how we run the program — including the fact that we don’t train Multi until you’ve got G1000 panel time, and we don’t schedule students until we’ve already booked their examiner.
Three Multi programs
Whether you're adding the rating to an existing certificate, earning your initial Commercial Multi-Engine, or stepping up to instruct in twins — all three programs run in our Diamond DA42 NG fleet, with a TFA-authored curriculum.
Part 61 · Add-on rating
For licensed pilots adding multi-engine privileges to an existing single-engine certificate. Assumes G1000 panel proficiency.
● Most pilots meet standards in 7–9 flight hours + 8 hours ground
● Training Thu–Mon; checkride Tuesday 8 AM
● Examiner is pre-booked — your full schedule is locked at signup
● Includes focused checkride prep + practical exam flight
Part 61 ceiling: Course-design max is 15 flight hours, sized for candidates needing additional G1000 acclimatization or remediation from inconsistent prior training.
Best for: working pilots, instructors expanding privileges, and pilots adding multi-engine to a Private or Commercial Single.
Part 61 · Initial rating
For pilots earning their initial Commercial certificate in a multi-engine airplane.
● ~20 hours flight + 12 hours ground
● ~15 lessons leading to the Practical Exam
● Custom Take Flight curriculum + study guide
● The full Commercial-standard maneuver set in the twin
Best for: pilots already rated as Private (and typically Instrument) whose Commercial certificate is being earned in a multi-engine airplane.
Part 61 · Instructor
Become a Certified Multi-Engine Instructor. Train to teach multi-engine students with scenario-based instruction in our DA42 NG.
● 10–12 hours of dual instruction + ground
● Custom MEI curriculum built for real-world teaching
● Exam scheduling available weekly
● Pairs back-to-back with the Add-On rating
Best for: CFIs adding multi-engine instructional credentials.
Why we finish on time
We maintain partnerships with multiple multi-engine designated pilot examiners and conduct 8 to 12 checkrides each month. That means we build your training schedule in reverse from your checkride date — every flight, every lesson, every sim session is working toward a specific finish line. Your examiner is already booked when you sign up.
Combined with three DA42 NGs and our in-house factory-authorized maintenance team, scheduling delays and maintenance disruptions are extremely rare.
3
Diamond DA42 NGs in our active fleet
Multiple
Multi-engine DPE partnerships
8–12
Checkrides per month, year-round
95%
First-time multi-engine checkride pass rate
Aircraft you'll fly
All multi-engine training at Take Flight is conducted exclusively in the Diamond DA42 NG — an all-composite twin with Garmin G1000 NXi glass cockpit and twin Austro AE300 jet-fuel diesel engines. The DA42 NG is, in our experience, the most capable light twin trainer on the market: docile asymmetric handling, FADEC engine management that simplifies cockpit workload, and meaningfully safer than the aging Senecas, Seminoles, and Apaches still used at most multi-engine schools.
Curriculum · Add-On Rating
Our Part 61 Commercial Multi Add-On (Diamond DA42, rev 2) syllabus — Stage 1, seven lessons plus a course orientation and end-of-course stage check.
Foundational components of accelerated multi-engine training, safety culture, and professionalism.
Aircraft certificates, kinds of operation equipment list, emergency procedures, normal ops, systems, preflight, performance, and weight and balance.
Performed in our FAA-approved Redbird FMX. Introduces multi-engine systems, operations, and basic proficiency before moving to the airplane.
Twin systems, preflight inspection, engine start, basic taxi/takeoff/landing, and emergency procedures in the airplane.
Steep turns, stalls, Vmc demonstrations, engine failures across flight phases, asymmetric procedures, and the situational awareness that makes a Multi pilot.
IFR approaches in the twin, planning, navigation, and instrument procedures. Recognizing and responding to emergencies during IFR operations.
Bridges theory and practical application. Any deficiencies are surfaced and corrected before the stage check.
Final readiness work — calibrated by your instructor based on observed performance through Lessons 1–6.
Demonstrate knowledge by answering all examiner oral questions. Perform all maneuvers, landings, IR approaches, and emergency items to ACS standards.
Reach out and we'll talk through your situation, your goals, and a realistic schedule.
49 Hangar Road, Hangar D
Montgomery, NY 12549
845-457-4188
Open 7 days · 8 AM – 6 PM