Actually Collin, I don't think that you would need a multi engine rating to fly an experimental twin. FAR 61.31 (d) (1) states that a pilot in command must "Hold the appropriate category, class, and type rating (if a class rating and type rating are required) for the aircraft to be flown." Part (k) Exceptions states "The rating limitations of this section do not apply to- ... (iii) The holder of a pilot certificate when operating an aircraft under the authority of an experimental or provisional aircraft type certificate."
This part of the regulations is not the easiest thing to interpret so I could be wrong on the twin part of the rules, but I am certain and have verified with the EAA help line and the local FAA FSDO, that the requirements for a tailwheel signoff or a complex signoff that are also covered under this same part of the rules do not apply to an experimental. This is something that is not widely known by most pilots or instructors. Of course you would be a fool to try flying a twin experimental, or complex or tailwheel experimental, without adequate training. The FAA and your insurance company would also be pretty hard on you without a tailwheel signoff or multi rating if you had any accident that could be attributed to your lack of training even though you were technically legal. Colin & Bev Rainey wrote: Scott & Chris & netters, Be aware that this aircraft would probably still require a multi-engine license, and that license would have a limitation stated on it for centerline thrust only, if it were acquired in this or a similarly configured aircraft. But man would that plane fly. Trips over water and over high mountains, etc.. would be possible with piece of mind instead of sweating bullets, until the summits were behind you. It definitely would make things interesting..... Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) N96TA Sanford, FL crain...@cfl.rr.com or crbrn9...@hotmail.com http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.htm
