Which is better- Multi-engine or Single Engine Turbine

[wingnutt]

This one is a no-brainer...

hold up a second, i think some of you are missing the core of the question, or have just misread it...

Ya, the choice is to stay where I am at and possibly get into a baron or change companies and fly a caravan.

...hes talking single turbine vs. multi piston

 

[Lead Sled]

I've been in a position to hire a few pilots. I can only speak for myself, but it's pretty hard to say that one type of time is better than another. You need multi PIC time and you need turbine PIC time. Turbine multi-engine PIC time is obviously better than turbine single-engine PIC time. Multi-engine piston PIC time is necessary, and if you're flying a Baron as PIC out in the "real world" that's fine. However, if you're flight instructing you need to remember that "dual given" will only get you so far, if you know what I mean - it's the old thing about 1000 hours of experience vs 1 hour of experience repeated 1000 times. If I were in the market for an entry-level pilot I would probably prefer someone who had 400 hours of PIC time flying a s.e. turbine like a PC-12 or Caravan and 50 to 100 hours PIC in Seminoles giving dual than a guy who had 0 turbine time and 500 hours dual given in light twins.


'Sled