Originally Posted by
jbt1407
This is not accurate. Remember, it is 5 hours of DUAL. The interviewers will assume that a low time pilot had the chance to fly a king air with an instructor. The questions will be more like "I see you have 5 hours of dual in a king-air. What did you do in the airplane and tell us what you learned from this experience." You will NOT be asked to describe the the type of engines, fuel system, etc in detail. Can you imagine a regional airline going out of their way to find a King Air pilot to then drill someone on the electrical system of a king-air with only 5 hours of dual?? That's absurd!
Well lets just say that I know of one regional airline which does exactly that...your assigned interviewer will probably have some background in one or more of the same airplanes that you do. Coincidence? Not.
It's true that they would not expect someone who a few hours of dual to be an expert...but if you cross the line and log PIC or even SIC in 135, better know the plane.