Maybe I drank too much last night, I really don't follow your logic! I've never heard of a company that hires or upgrades you as a captain and just chucks the keys to a multi crew jet at you. They train you. They put you through a type rating if you need one or an OCC if you don't. Both scenarios require you to sit in the left seat of a simulator and fly a check. That gives you an ATPL.
As for flying a PC12 - then yes that's a problem, but one for the insurance companies to deal with. There is no difference in skill between a full ATPL done last year in a Seneca and a restricted ATPL done this year in a Seneca.
A captain operating a PC12 as single pilot would only need a CPL by regulation, thus could fly anywhere in the world including the US and Europe. A captain operating a PC12 multi pilot would take a check ride as part of a crew and thus get a full ATPL.
Last edited by rudestuff; 13th February 2026 at 03:07.