Turbine Single = Multi-piston

[PropsR4Boats]

Forgot about the Dept of Navy. You are vary right. I do know a couple of captains at SWA that flew AV8s in the USMC then walled straight into SWA. Maybe the small guys don't want him walking out in 6mo. Sorry about the negative connotation. I know only one guy that claims to have U2 Guy. He's an A$$, makes me prejudice against all U2 Guys.
Barons or Caravans? Caravan guys had better have some multi. I do know a couple guys that had very little ME time (less than 100 & 50) and got a job flying BE99s, just because of the turbine experience. I also know guys with 1000 caravan time 50 multi and can't get an interview with Colgan or Great Lakes. Who knows? If you get an interview impress them when you get there.
About the corporate guys comment. You have important people on board, if the situation is dangerous you should cancel or postpone. The freight guys just have on dumb guy with an ego to feed and a boss that will fire you it you don’t take off. That’s what I meant by it. Did not mean to imply corporate guys are stupid. Hopefully they are smarter with more integrity and less ego.
Tell’em to go to SWA

 

[Thurman Merman]

Reality

Interesting question. Since flying a high performance piston twin (C340,414,421) is much more demanding than some popular twin turboprops (BE90,200) it seems unfair to give an even less demanding aircraft (PC-12, TBM, Caravan) an equal "value".

Speaking from someone with experience you take two guys one with "demanding" twin cessna time the other with twin turbine you see which one gets hired first. Also try to compare systems and powerplants then tell me which is more complex. Just cause a piston wil not climb SE doesn't make the airlines look at this time more favorably. When is the last time a 414 driver had to deal with a rapid decompression in the flight levels.

 

[HMR]

Speaking from someone with experience you take two guys one with "demanding" twin cessna time the other with twin turbine you see which one gets hired first.

The girl with twin turbine will get hired before either of them. BTW-This thread was about single turbine vs multi-piston.

Also try to compare systems and powerplants then tell me which is more complex.

GTSIO-520 vs. PT6A-41? Fuel system on any twin cessna w/tip tanks vs. a King Air? Shall I continue?

Just cause a piston wil not climb SE doesn't make the airlines look at this time more favorably.

That's good as it would be a dumb criteria.

When is the last time a 414 driver had to deal with a rapid decompression in the flight levels.

I don't know. When is the last time a BE90 driver had to deal with one?

 

[Thurman Merman]

Touche, I had a long day and crew scheduling bent me over without any lube, a lil b!tchy but I did have a door blow off on a B200, thankfully no pax or luggage in the back.