[HighFLyer]

The instrument and commercial ratings are quite different, and are pretty hard to incorporate together. If you have the cash, you could do your instrument trainging in a complex aircraft. Then you would learn how the airplane flies, and have your required complex time.

The commercial checkride is basically a glorified private, with stricter standards, more questions, and more manuevers. Lazy 8's, 8's on pylons, chandelles, and constant speed steep turns are all required. As a commercial pilot, you must be more proficient at everything, be able to answer questions about any part of your airplane, and you must take part of the checkride in a complex aircraft.

I'm not sure if you know this, but a commercial also requres 250 hours total time, and fifty of that can be in simulators. I would really suggest getting your instrument, then commercial. That way, your instrument hours will add up toward your 250 TT. Hope this helps!

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