kitkat.....
that info from flight safety sounds a bit dodgy. is the Cheyenne >12500lbs?
if not then it doesnt require a 'type rating'. they can do non 'type rating' training on small aircraft. (per the regs <12500lbs)
as far as i am aware having previous turbine training means absolutely nothing with regard to the DOJ requirements for foreign crew training at flight safety or any other part 142 certificate holder......
any aircraft under this weight limit is deemed 'small' and has no specific 'rating' in the US. the requirement is for a foreign pilot to have been trained on a 'heavy' (read >12500lbs) under parts 121, 129, 135, 141 or 142 before the reg was introduced.
might check the info!