Turboprop and business jets

[boogie-nicey]

Hello folks, hope you've all had a nice start to the New Year. If possible I just wanted to pick your brains here in the Biz jet community. I wanted to know what the bearing turboprop time has on recruitment within the 'biz-jet' and charter world? I have heard a number of comments but felt that it's best to get an informed opinion from the horse's mouth, so to speak :p


I started a thread in 'interviews' section which is along similar lines in the airline envrionment but smaller jets have always held more of an allure for anyway. I realise that in this day and age paying for the obligatory type rating is all too common and is a pill (bitter) I can swallow. But moreover would turboprop time even if factored help or is it purely a case of turbojet experience.

Would really appreciate your help on this one, BTW here's a link to the other thread I mentioned above:

http://www.pprune.org/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/473226-constraints-turboprop-time.html

Thank you and happy landings!

[what next]

Hello!

moreover would turboprop time even if factored help or is it purely a case of turbojet experience.

More than anywhere else, every job in the bizjet world is different. In my current job, turboprop _or_ jet experience was required, so my (few) turboprop hours got me the job.

[boogie-nicey]

Excellent good to hear that at least the turboprop do still come in handy. Though ultimately experience is experience and surely it can't do any harm. I realise that in this day and age of cut throat competition coupled corporate stifling taxation companies require someone of 'least risk'. Therefore for jet ops they'll always be inclined to reduce that risk and go with someone who has jet 'mileage' but turboprop experience must have a role to play too especially if you come from an operating environment that has good CRM, SOPs, etc, wouldn't that transfer over?

[Flying Mechanic]

If i was hiring a pilot I would look at turbo prop time favourably on someones CV,it provides a good backbone to any future flying that you will do.

[boogie-nicey]

Excellent point Flying Mechanic I couldn't agree more as quality of 'grassroots' aviation still means something.