How many hours did it take you to get your first twin ride.
This turned out to be a more interesting thread than I initially thought because it caused me to look back at my logbook and see that my initial twin flight was 0.5 at around 60hrs (in a BE76) and then a C-47 at around 90 hrs (I already had time in tailwheel craft at that stage). Both much earlier than I recollected.
Unlike others on here I managed to keep the C-47 straight enough on takeoff but I DO recall bouncing it on my first landing
I was just not used to being so high up (when on the ground) and those wheels were hanging somewhat lower than I thought on the last few feet of the approach... oops. Of course everyone was watching, but they had the decency to go inside and not say too much, for a while at least 
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After that I finished my multi training on a GA-7 and the C-47, and then flew a number of other twins. I particularly enjoy them and consider myself lucky to have had the experiences I've had.
FP.
Unlike others on here I managed to keep the C-47 straight enough on takeoff but I DO recall bouncing it on my first landing
I was just not used to being so high up (when on the ground) and those wheels were hanging somewhat lower than I thought on the last few feet of the approach... oops. Of course everyone was watching, but they had the decency to go inside and not say too much, for a while at least .After that I finished my multi training on a GA-7 and the C-47, and then flew a number of other twins. I particularly enjoy them and consider myself lucky to have had the experiences I've had.
FP.
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i’m sure its a great job, but surely the standard would have to be dropping compared to the pilots they hired years ago?
Runaway Gun - the pilot may have a Dash 8 gig with 320 hours total, but I would be surprised if the duties involve anything other than making the Captain's coffee, and keeping the RHS seat warm.
Well in most of the world (and a fair proportion of Australia) the typical first job is RHS of a Dash or ATR or 737 or 320. And they are doing far more than just coffee making or seat warming.
I had my private pilot’s license and was building up to 200 hours for my CPL. My girlfriend at the time organised a trip for me to fly some friends over Lake Peddar, which was just being flooded. I wasn’t keen on crossing Bass Strait in a single so I got my initial multi endorsement in a Partenavia as well as my multi NVFR rating. For the trip I kept the load down to 4 on board, more expensive than fully loading the plane but kept the plane light if I lost an engine and made it safer given my low experience level. It was a great trip. As someone wrote above compared to the Piper Arrows I had been flying the Partenavia felt like an airliner.
