Any Cheyenne pilots out there?

[Aerofoil]

Hi all

I was wondering if there is anyone on pprune who flies or has flown piper Cheyenne's?
I'm just trying to gauge how much it would cost to be rated on one? I have been told figures around £8,000 but this was purely a guesstimate.

Thanks in Advance

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Alex

[Leo45]

Yes, it's about right.

But what's the point of spending £8,000 on an aircraft which is not produced any more and being phased out by most European charter operators?

Better go for a BE20 type rating...

[WX Man]

And unless you've got over 700 hours, including ?100? Multi Engine IFR... and contacts amongst people who operate Cheyennes, you will find it difficult to find work.

The PA31-350T is a single pilot aircraft, and as such most operators' AOCs will stipulate that the commander must have at least 700 hours etc etc. In this case, it's not insurance- it's the CAA.