Originally Posted by ShockSymbol
They also say that I will not need a type rating on the aircraft, as far as I understand to get anywhere near a turboprop you must have a type rating on it, so how does this work out?
In the US only turbojet aircraft and aircraft with an MTOW of greater than 12,500lbs need a type rating. See FAR 61.31 (a)(1) and (2). Therefore, turboprops of MTOW of 12,500 lbs do NOT require a TR. Thus, of the King Airs, for example, only the 300 and 350 need a type rating, the others do not.