Multi time or turbine better?

[Amish RakeFight]

get 200 multi

then as much turbine as u can

Many regionals will hire you with well under 200 ME if all your ducks are otherwise in order. I would say 75 ME is a good start and Ive known others who got hired with this time.

Submit apps, and go to class with whomever hires you. Once youve got some multi-turbine, you can move elsewhere. Some TP outfits will hire guys with a lot less time than some of the RJ operators.

 

[paid4training]

So, let me understand this correctly. The airlines would prefer a pilot with recip, non pressurized twin below 15k over a pressurized turbine flying at flight levels?

 

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

You have it right there bud. Twin over single every day all day in the airline world. Wanna enhance a bit get into a king air or something similar.

 

[pilotyip]

So, let me understand this correctly. The airlines would prefer a pilot with recip, non pressurized twin below 15k over a pressurized turbine flying at flight levels?

My experience in hiring those guys who fly the single pilot piston twins is that almost without exception they are very good instrument pilots. They fly raw data in the clouds at night, non-precision instrument approaches into uncontrolled airports. Some of the weaker inst. pilots I have seen come out of the modern turbine airplanes with all the automation, coupled capability, and FMS technology.

Pilots get hired at good places because they have Turbine PIC, you must build turbine PIC to have control over your career. You have to go wherever that job is that gets you turbine PIC. You stay in that job until you can get another job that gives you better turbine PIC, i.e. Bigger airplanes, Turbojet, 121, etc. It is called paying your dues everyone must do it. Some do it in the military, some do it at the regionals, and some do in the on-demand business. Everyone pays his or her dues.

 

[flyboyzii]

My experience in hiring those guys who fly the single pilot piston twins is that almost without exception they are very good instrument pilots. They fly raw data in the clouds at night, non-precision instrument approaches into uncontrolled airports. Some of the weaker inst. pilots I have seen come out of the modern turbine airplanes with all the automation, coupled capability, and FMS technology.

Pilots get hired at good places because they have Turbine PIC, you must build turbine PIC to have control over your career. You have to go wherever that job is that gets you turbine PIC. You stay in that job until you can get another job that gives you better turbine PIC, i.e. Bigger airplanes, Turbojet, 121, etc. It is called paying your dues everyone must do it. Some do it in the military, some do it at the regionals, and some do in the on-demand business. Everyone pays his or her dues.

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This.
My experience as well

 

[rickair7777]

After 300 ME, go for the turbine. SE Turbine is nice resume icing, especially for regional jobs, but it will not get you a major job (unless it's an F-16 or AV8-B).

As others have pointed, SE turboprop might lead to better corporate jobs.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Your Meridian and King Air jobs are going to put you in a position where you'll have access to FAR better flying jobs than the airlines.

Maybe your premise needs reexamination...

Really?! I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the last two corporate jobs that I've had.

 

[Captain Morgan]

But how am I going to pick up chicks??? I mean nothing says "you will be naked soon ms blonde" than "hey there Im an airline pilot". J/k

I am taking nothing for granted when it comes to the options I have been presented!!!!

N/M you'll fit in nicely in Corporate.

 

[Talian]

But how am I going to pick up chicks??? I mean nothing says "you will be naked soon ms blonde" than "hey there Im an airline pilot". J/k
Good luck with that one. Most hot chicks would rather date a homeless guy than an airline pilot.