Originally Posted by
flynavyj
ah - you're right. The 10,000 hr Prop captain is far far far behind the 1500 hr Jet FO. Keep telling yourself that bud.
BTW - the idea of hopping in a king air and cruising around scares the sh*t out of me...same is true for a light twin. It's not because the aircraft is more complex than the jet, but when the crap starts hitting the fan things may try to kill me even more than the jet...and especially more than the little cessna I fly.
I never said that. I most certainly did not reference a 1,500 hour FO being a better candidate...DEFINITLY NOT. How about you read my post thoroughly so you can avoid lying to make me look like the bad guy.
What I did suggest due to recent events that occured to people in the same position, is that with only tprop time (many years ago at that) it would be a better idea to take a Capt. position after a few months on the line in the jet as an FO. Im sure many would agree with me on that. Time in type is still important, recency even more so. I know of a few high time airline and corporate pilots, that have perished in accidents in seemingly "simple" aircraft.