Originally Posted by Duksrule

I think I know the answer but what would you all do?

500 hour pilot CSEL/CMEL

Try to get an aerial survey job and pack it 6-700 piston hours in 6-8 months that would get me to 135 mins OR I have the chance to fly a turbo prop single. I would have to stay there for a year and probably only get about 400 hours in a year but they would all be TPIC. Then probably get my CFI to build hours at the same time.

I know the TPIC job would put me about 6 months behind the other as far as hours but would the turbine PIC time far out weight that?