Tin, no that doesnt apply to me. I would be happy to see out a career having flown nothing bigger than a C404.
Cap'n Arrr i always thought that the ECHO was a fictional aircraft that was designed to make life hard for CPL students, but now that you say it, it may be loosely based on the C340.
Cost is a real factor in deciding if i am going to do them. It is around $1000 in exam fees alone, plus all the study material.
Still keen to know if many operators care if you have/have not passed them and if they are even relevant to anything i am likely to fly within my first few years of flying?
povopilot.