Hi Again!
What South Coast said about the King Air rating is actually an excellent idea. A King Air rating can be acheived relatively cheaply here in Johannesburg. There's a guy here that had his own King Aer and used to do the ratings in conjunction with my school. The course was 50hrs long and the way it was run was you did actual charter work while you were doing the 50hrs to get your type rating. Unfortunately he was killed in Mozambique. However if you are considering doing a King Air rating I would get in touch with my old CFI at Superior Pilot Services and he will be able to put you in touch with another chap that does the rating out of Lanseria. Its not terribly expensive and from what I heard from the UK CAA when you return to England the hours will count but you may still have to do a test. My old CFI is a top bloke and an excellent instructor who knows his stuff and may be able to point you in the right direction.
[email protected] Hope this helps
Birdlady
