Sharing Costs for Multi-engine Flight Experience

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I'm a multi-engine instrument instructor (MEI/CFII), Airline Transport Pilot (ATP-MEL), and Mooney co-owner who wants to get more experience in conventional twins. I'm happy to pay half of the fuel expenses and possibly provide other support (e.g. insurance) as long as I get opportunities to learn.

My experience:

• 1800 hours including extensive cross-country flying (US Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts multiple times).
• Airline Transport Pilot (ATP-MEL).
• CFI, instrument instructor (CFII) and multi-engine instructor (MEI).
• Aircraft owner (current owner of a Lazair 2EL and 1/3 of a Mooney 201; former sole owner of AA5 and C150).

My goals:

• Log multi-engine hours and gain meaningful experience. (Riding along and watching is useful at this stage.)
• Develop good habits, knowledge of systems, and proficiency though regular & disciplined dual flying.
• Develop familiarity and insurability for twins I might want to own or co-own in future.

I offer:

• Willingness to share expenses.
• Phased approach:
  • Riding right seat and simply watching is useful. I pay half gas.
  • Adding a little stick time as you get comfortable would allow me to increase contribution (lunch?).
  • With high quality and quantity of monthly experience, I'd pay increment in insurance costs.
  • To keep insurance costs low, I have no burning need to fly multi-engine solo at this stage (have Mooney for travel).
• Adaptability to safety, maintenance, and operating parameters.
• Availability for backup on Angel Flights (Compassion / Grace / Veterans Airlift) and other XCs.
• Current charts and electronic approach plates in cockpit (have Kindle with ReaderPlates).
• Safety of having a second instrument-proficient pilot who studies your aircraft systems and procedures.
• Limited free instruction (the learning goes both ways, often more to my benefit).
• References (flight instruction & co-owners) available.

Note that I am offering partnership shares in my Lazair 2EL to multi-engine rated pilots who share my focus on safely developing multi-engine skills.