Multi-Engine Add-On Rating Syllabus

Multi-Engine Aircraft Operations

Objective: To complete the aeronautical knowledge and flight training required to prepare
students to pass the Private/Commercial Pilot Multi-Engine Land Added Class Rating Practical
Exam.
Completion Standards:
● The student must complete at least 4 hours of ground training with a MyFlight instructor
throughout this course.
● Prior to completion of the course, students must pass a stage check to evaluate their
ability to:
1. Demonstrate all applicable Tasks as specified in the Private/Commercial Pilot
Airplane Airmen Certification Standards within the established standards.
2. Demonstrate mastery of the aircraft by performing each Task successfully.
3. Demonstrate proficiency and competency in accordance with the standards.
4. Demonstrate sound judgment and exercise aeronautical decision making and risk
management.

Notes:
● Lessons may be completed in any order necessary to meet goals set by the instructor
and student. Flight and ground lessons may happen concurrently as the instructor
deems necessary.
● Multiple instructional periods may be required to meet the lesson objective.
● The line items listed in the lessons below are recommended topics to be covered to
sufficiently meet the objective of each lesson. Instructors may elaborate on each topic at
their discretion.
● Instructors may review any lessons from the Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, or
Commercial Pilot Syllabus to ensure students are proficient with aircraft operation and
procedures.
Ground Lesson A - Multi-Engine Aircraft Systems
Objective: To introduce the student to multi-engine aircraft systems.

➢ Primary and Secondary Flight Controls and Trim

➢ Aircraft Engine
➢ Fuel Systems
➢ Electrical Systems
➢ Landing Gear Systems
➢ Propeller Systems
➢ Feathering Propellers

Ground B - Performance, Limitations, and Weight and Balance

Objective: To discuss aircraft limitations, weight and balance computations, and performance
calculations included in the Aircraft Flight Manual.

➢ Computing Weight and Balance

➢ Aircraft Limitations
➢ Calculating Performance Data
➢ Climb Performance
➢ Cruise Performance
➢ Takeoff and Landing Performance
➢ Single Engine Rate of Climb
➢ Effects of Configuration on Climb Performance
➢ Accelerate-go Distance
➢ Accelerate-stop Distance
➢ Single Engine Ceilings

Ground Lesson C - Multi-Engine Aerodynamics

Objective: To introduce the student to multi-engine aerodynamics, including principles of flight
with an inoperative engine.

➢ Turning Tendencies
➢ Single-Engine Principles of Flight
➢ Critical Engine
➢ Vmc Definition and Certification Criteria
➢ Factors that Affect Vmc
➢ Effect of Weight and CG Position on Vmc
➢ Effects of Angle of Bank on Vmc
➢ Establishing Zero Sideslip
➢ Effect of Density Altitude on Vmc
➢ Relationship of Vmc to Stall Speed
 ➢ Vmc Demonstration

Ground Lesson D - Multi-Engine Emergency Procedures

Objective: To introduce the student to multi-engine abnormal and emergency operations,
including engine failure procedures.

➢ Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

➢ Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
➢ Engine Failure Memory Items
➢ Engine Troubleshooting Procedures
➢ Engine Feathering Procedures
➢ Engine Failure During Takeoff Roll
➢ Engine Failure Immediately After Rotation
➢ Engine Failure During Initial Climb
➢ Engine Failure in Traffic Pattern
➢ Engine Failure in Cruise
➢ Engine Failure During Instrument Approach
➢ Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine

Ground Lesson E - Oral Check

Objective: To evaluate the student on the knowledge areas included in this course.
Completion Standard: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the knowledge areas
included in this course and will meet the applicable course completion standards.

➢ Aircraft Systems
➢ Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
➢ Performance and Limitations
➢ Weight and Balance
➢ Single-Engine Principles of Flight
➢ Engine Failure Procedures

Flight Lesson A - Multi-Engine Aircraft Procedures and

Maneuvers
Objective: To introduce the student to normal procedures and maneuvers in a multi-engine
airplane.

➢ Checklist Usage
➢ Normal Takeoff and Climb
➢ Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
➢ Steep Turns
 ➢ Maneuvering During Slow Flight
➢ Power-Off Stalls
➢ Power-On Stalls
➢ Accelerated Stalls
➢ Normal Approach and Landing
➢ Short-Field Approach and Landing
➢ Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Flight Lesson B - Engine Failure Procedures

Objective: To introduce the student to emergency procedures, including engine failure
procedures in a multi-engine airplane.

➢ Engine Failure During Takeoff Roll

➢ Engine Failure Immediately After Rotation
➢ Engine Failure During Initial Climb
➢ Engine Failure In Cruise
➢ Engine Failures in the Pattern
➢ Engine Troubleshooting Procedures
➢ Engine Feathering Procedures
➢ Emergency Descent
➢ Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine

Flight Lesson C - Multi-Engine Instrument Procedures

Objective: To review instrument procedures and to introduce the student to engine failure
procedures in instrument conditions.

➢ Non Precision Approaches

➢ Precision Approaches
➢ Holding Procedures
➢ Engine Failure During Flight (Simulated Instrument)
➢ Instrument Approach One Engine Inoperative
➢ Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine

Flight D - Review for Practical Test

Objective: To review all maneuvers and procedures necessary to prepare the student for the
Private/Commercial AMEL Added Class Rating Practical Exam.

➢ Normal Takeoff and Climb

➢ Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
➢ Steep Turns
➢ Maneuvering During Slow Flight
 ➢ Power-Off Stalls
➢ Power-On Stalls
➢ Accelerated Stalls
➢ Vmc Demonstration
➢ Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative
➢ Emergency Descent
➢ Instrument Approach One Engine Inoperative
➢ Engine Failure During Takeoff Roll
➢ Engine Failure Immediately After Rotation
➢ Engine Failure During Initial Climb
➢ Normal Approach and Landing
➢ Short-Field Approach and Landing
➢ Go-Around/Rejected Landing

Flight Lesson E - Flight Stage Check

Objective: To evaluate the student according to the Private/Commercial Pilot Airmen
Certification Standards and to determine whether the student is prepared to pass the
Private/Commercial AMEL Added Class Rating Practical Test.
Completion Standard: The student will meet all standards of knowledge, judgment, and skill as
specified in the Private/Commercial Pilot Airmen Certification Standards for the issuance of a
Private/Commercial AMEL Class Rating.

➢ Normal Takeoff and Climb

➢ Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
➢ Steep Turns
➢ Maneuvering During Slow Flight
➢ Power-Off Stalls
➢ Power-On Stalls
➢ Accelerated Stalls
➢ Vmc Demonstration
➢ Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative
➢ Emergency Descent
➢ Instrument Approach One Engine Inoperative
➢ Engine Failure During Takeoff Roll
➢ Engine Failure Immediately After Rotation
➢ Engine Failure During Initial Climb
➢ Normal Approach and Landing
➢ Short-Field Approach and Landing
➢ Go-Around/Rejected Landing