Rating Overview
What is a Multi-Engine Rating?
The Multi-Engine Rating qualifies you to operate aircraft with more than one engine, a necessary step toward the larger, faster and more capable aircraft used in commercial operations.
Beyond simply handling extra power, the rating teaches the systems knowledge and the asymmetric-flight skills that multi-engine flying demands, especially the handling and decision-making required if an engine fails.
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Flight Training Requirements
The practical training is concentrated and intensive, conducted on a multi-engine training aircraft with a certified instructor.
10
Dual hours (twin)
Incl.
Test included
Asym.
Engine-failure handling
Twin
Multi-engine operations
License Privileges
What You Can Do With a Multi-Engine Rating
The Multi-Engine Rating qualifies you to operate multi-engine aircraft by day or night.
Multi-Engine Rating
Issued by the SA-CAA
Multi-engine PIC
Fly multi-engine aircraft by day or night
Granted
VFR / IFR
Within your existing instrument privileges
Granted
Crew
Operated with the required crew; no twin solo
Compensation
Requires a Commercial Pilot License
Important Note
Multi-engine operations are conducted with the required crew complement. This rating does not permit solo twin-engine flight in the way PPL solo works. A Commercial Pilot License is required to fly for pay.
Program Benefits
What this program gives you
Build a career in commercial aviation.
Become a more attractive candidate for airlines, charter operators, and private operators.
Gain the skills a multi-engine rating gives you for handling complex flight scenarios.
Master advanced flying techniques, including engine-failure handling, crosswind landings, and managing high speeds and descent rates.
Flight-Hour Requirements
The hours you need to log
1
Meet all the core multi-engine rating requirements.
2
Complete additional flight hours on a multi-engine aircraft with a focus on instrument procedures.
3
Pass the practical multi-engine (IFR) flight test with an authorised examiner.
4
Complete all commercial examinations and instrument training before the proficiency test.
5
Hold a General Radio Telephony License.
Qualifications
Examinations & Your Pilot Journey
To obtain your Multi-Engine Rating, you must complete the required examinations. This milestone sits on a structured aviation career path.
01
Practical
Multi-Engine Skill Test
A practical check with a designated examiner covering both normal twin-engine operations and engine-failure handling. No additional written exam.
Skill test with examiner
Your Path Beyond PPL
Your progression follows a structured pathway toward becoming a professional airline pilot.
1
PPL
Earlier stage
2
Night Rating
Earlier stage
3
Instrument Rating
Earlier stage
4
Multi Engine
You are here
5
CPL
Upcoming
6
CFI
Upcoming
7
Type Rating
Upcoming
8
ATPL
Upcoming
Current milestone
Earlier & upcoming stages
Training Duration
Time to Complete
2 weeks
Your training timeline depends on how consistently you train and how quickly you progress.
Factor 01
Training frequency
Factor 02
Student availability
Factor 03
Weather conditions
Factor 04
Learning pace
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A short montage from Sky Team Aviation Academy.
Student Accommodation
In this video, Sky Team explains how student accommodation is arranged.
Prerequisites
Who Can Apply
To enrol in the Multi-Engine Rating, you must hold the following prerequisite qualifications.
Prerequisite
A valid PPL (Instrument Rating recommended).
Medical
Class 1 medical certificate
English proficiency: ICAO English language proficiency, Level 4 minimum, is required.
Training fleet: Cessna 172, Piper PA-28, Beechcraft Baron 55, Diamond DA42.
Our admissions team is happy to walk you through every step, from medicals to paperwork, so you can start training with full confidence.
Entry Requirements
Full requirements checklist
1
Hold a Private Pilot License (PPL) or Commercial Pilot License (CPL).
2
Complete at least 70 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) on a single-engine aircraft and at least 6 hours of multi-engine training. If multi-engine training is combined with instrument training, the requirement rises to 15 hours on a multi-engine aircraft.
3
Pass a practical multi-engine test with an authorised examiner.
4
Submit your application to the SA-CAA and pay the required fees.
Meet the requirements? The next step is your application.
Investment
Multi-Engine Rating Cost for Students in Egypt & the Gulf
The cost of obtaining a Multi-engine rating depends on your training pace, flight hours, and overall progression.
Personalized Quote
Multi-Engine Rating Training Plan
Your investment is tailored to your training plan.
Every student progresses differently, which means your total investment is influenced by how consistently you train and how efficiently you build your flight hours.
Students who train more consistently complete faster, and spend less overall.
What Influences Your Cost 4 Key Factors
01
Flight hours required
Minimum hours plus any additional time you may need to feel confident.
Variable
02
Training frequency
How often you fly each week, consistency keeps progress steady and efficient.
Variable
03
Aircraft usage
The aircraft type and total flight time used during your training.
Variable
04
Individual progress
Your learning pace, every pilot is different and we adapt to suit you.
Variable
Final Investment
Tailored to your plan
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What pilots earn — and why we will not print a number here
Pay is the question everyone arrives with, and it is the one where most of what you will read online is invented. There is no single pilot salary. What a pilot is paid depends on the airline, the aircraft, the seat, the hours flown in a given month and the country the contract is written in — and most of the figures circulating online name no source at all.
So this page will not print one. What we will say is what the Multi-Engine Rating changes about your position: it lets you fly aircraft with more than one engine, and that is what moves you along the ladder that pay follows. We have written separately about how pilot pay is actually built up — basic, housing, flight-hour allowances — and why two pilots on the same licence can be paid very differently. Read that before you judge any number you are quoted.
Why Students Choose Sky Team
In this video, we explain why students choose Sky Team Aviation Academy.
Ask about the Multi-Engine Rating
Tell us your age and schooling. The admissions team confirms whether you qualify and calls you back within 24 hours.
Multi-Engine Rating FAQs
Common questions about MER training at SkyTeam Aviation.
What does the Multi-Engine Rating add?
It qualifies you to operate aircraft with more than one engine, including asymmetric (engine-out) handling.
Is there a written exam?
No. It is a practical rating assessed by a skill test with a designated examiner.
Can I fly a twin solo?
Multi-engine operations require the appropriate crew complement; this rating does not grant single-pilot twin solo in the way PPL solo works.
How long does it take?
Usually about two weeks, depending on availability, weather and student progress.
Where this takes you
Sky Team is an admissions and placement office: we place students with a flight academy in South Africa, and the academy delivers the training under its own civil aviation authority. What you leave with is a licence recognised on that authority’s terms — not a job offer, because no training provider anywhere can offer you one.
What the Multi-Engine Rating does is open a specific door: it lets you fly aircraft with more than one engine. The next stage in Sky Team’s training sequence is the commercial licence. We have Saudi students who have been through us and hold both the private and the commercial licence.
What comes after that is an airline’s decision, not ours, and it turns on your hours, your ratings, your medical and your English. Anyone who tells you a training course comes with a seat at the end of it is selling you something we would not.
