B200 vs B1900

[B777 Pilot]

Hi guys and girls

I want to find out how much more work is there is 1900 to do for the pilots comparing to a 200. Can one go direct entry captain on a 200 to a 1900, is it possible and is it recommended? If yes then what would be a good amount of hours on 200 be before going onto the 1900?

Thanks

[zondaracer]

There is a company in the US that has been putting people straight into the Captain's chair of the B1900 without any type of turbine time, but with over 1500hrs total time.

[EladElap]

There's bugger all difference between the two as far as operating them goes. Yes the 1900 is a little bigger, but it's essentially a stretched 200, so most of the systems are virtually identical. If the crew going from the 200 to the 1900 have a thorough conversion, including a decent ground school on the systems, then I don't see any reason why they couldn't go straight into the left hand seat of the 1900.

[Crashdriver]

Yeah they are virtually identical, the only noticeable differences are the "Taxi" detent on the prop levers, and hydraulic nosewheel steering (which I believe is just an option.) I wanna say I remember some 1900 drivers talking about it being slightly more sensitive on the elevator control than the smaller King Airs but that's been a few years ago.