I'm with Vanman on this. I'm profoundly suspicious of any company that requires you to pay for your own type ratings. There is something that smacks of the exploitative and unprofessional about those who do so and it leaves a sour taste with me. I'd go with Qwila, having worked with BJ in the past. He may no longer be operational but I doubt he's forgotten what being a young cojoe on a turbine DC3 is about and this translates to the way he looks after crews.