Multi piston or single turbine?

Oxman

Oxman

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I've was having a general debate with two people (retired ATR captain and a current Citation pilot) what would be a better choice for career progression, piston multi or single turbine, and I got two different opinions...of course.

What say all?
 
Multi-Piston. If one makes it this far in their flying career it wont be hard to teach them to light the turbine in a Caravan and go.. But a lot of it does depend on the kind of flying you are doing with the airplane.
 
I went with multi piston for about 2000 hours or so, and now i fly a single turbine, hoping i can get into a king air at some point, because adding another pt6 shouldn't be too much of a transition. The 2 places i have looked at getting into a king air in the last couple years really liked my times/experience but didn't like the fact i had no turbine, but now that i do i should be fairly marketable when everything opens up

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People have been known to get stuck with flying other single engines after the caravan. If you want to fly something more than a PC-12 or TBM you will want a lot of multi time under your belt before hopping into the Caravan.

Unfortunately insurance rules and jets that are nearly center line thrust somehow have a direct link to multi pistons.
 
I have been lucky enough to get into both. 1200hrs in the van and now working on the multi. Just hope it works out for the best.
 
Maurus said:
People have been known to get stuck with flying other single engines after the caravan. If you want to fly something more than a PC-12 or TBM you will want a lot of multi time under your belt before hopping into the Caravan.

Unfortunately insurance rules and jets that are nearly center line thrust somehow have a direct link to multi pistons.
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depends on your career goals, I wouldn't mind flying a PC-12 for the rest of my career. would prefer a king air, but either would be acceptable
 
I would fly anything for my career if the pay and QoL were really good. Unfortunately that type of thing seems to be more common among larger aircraft.
 
I was faced with the exact same question, and it was a very difficult decision to make. I somewhat lucked out and was able to get a multi turbine gig. If I wasn't offered this position, I would be flying a twin piston rather than a single turbine.
 
I don't think there is a right or wrong way to go. It's luck of the draw. I know a guy who didn't have a lot of turbine or twin time and just nabbed a job as a captain on a phenom 300. I'm beating a dead horse saying it's all about who you know and not being a • because people in this small industry remember/talk.
 
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