This will sound weird, but I am legit, and am hoping that perhaps someone on this board has some insight, because no one I've spoken to so far does.

I am a Marine MV-22B pilot. I have about 3000 hours total; roughly just under 100 hours T-34C, 1000 TH-57, 1100 CH-46E, and 900 MV-22B. I'm a little reticent writing those totals, because most of my peers could probably guess exactly who I am by that background. In any case, no one in the service knows what the civilian world will make of tiltrotor time on the outside.

The FAA calls it "powered lift," but since the BA-609 is going to be a niche player at best, I'm wondering what else will be available to me later on. Most of the time we fly the Osprey like a turboprop twin. However, since it shafts between the proprotors, we don't practice single-engine like most ME aircraft, i.e. we practice working with limited power, but we never have asymmetric thrust.

When airlines advertise openings, they usually specify a minimum fixed-wing time, of which I have either a fair amount, if my tiltrotor time is counted, or a minimal amount, if only my T-34 time is. Many specifically exclude helicopter time. Which category will the tiltrotor time fall under?

I have a few years left in to work on hours, but before anyone tells me to get a cush job flying a station C-12, know that the Corps is going to keep V-22 pilots in V-22 jobs until there are enough V-22 types to go around.

I plan on getting my ATP ticket at one of the civilian schools, like AllATP. However, I don't think my Marine career will offer me much time to moonlight as a civilian IP. How should I go about marketing myself for the civilian world when the time comes?

Thanks for bearing with me on the long post.