MEI

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MEI
Stands forMultiengine instructor
CategoriesTransportation & Travel

MEI stands for Multiengine instructor, an aviation abbreviation.

Flight instructor rating authorizing the holder to teach in airplanes with more than one engine, including engine-failure procedures that keep the aircraft under control above minimum control speed. Many regional airline hires have worked as MEIs.

Example: With her new MEI she can finally teach in the school's Seminole and log valuable twin time.

Usage notes

Formally a multiengine land class rating on the flight instructor certificate. MEIs are in demand because airline applicants often need multiengine experience, and teaching it lets instructors build twin time cheaply. Engine-out training revolves around the sequence "identify, verify, feather."

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