Originally Posted by
Pirot
A type rating is required to fly the King Air 350i. The direct entry captains I have flown with had previous 350i flight experience. 2500 hours multi time is required to be hired as a captain. The initial training and 135 check ride is also a type rating ride. My sim partner was a direct entry captain who had flown a Beech 1900. He got his 350 type rating after being hired.
I got hired to left seat with no prop time at all, had 6800 hrs air force. Good place to be but I left for NJA and I think most of my class (one year agO is now gone. I think the companies future is kind of in flux from what I hear on the road.