Chuck,
I agree 100%. I should have been more clear ... I did not mean to suggest that 50 hours of 185 time should be purchased (too expensive), just that some limited time on type would be helpful. Otherwise, floats is floats is floats!
MLS-12D
P.S. to higherpplane: Here are two more links for you:
www.ebushpilot.com/haveyou.htm;
www.pilotweb.co.uk/features_story.cfm?id=2801