Originally Posted by Shoot First

You don't necessarily get a type rating from these companies. You are trained to contract requirements. Remember these are government owned airplanes being flown overseas. Military pilots aren't typed but they are trained to service specifications and thats kind of the same thing here. There are plenty of pilots with extensive experience in the King Air series who cannot legally fly a civilian version in the US. FAR's state a military pilot can go to the FAA and get their license. There is no such provision for civilians flying government equipment.