WOW. Why did yours take you 6 months? Mine took less that a month, not counting the week the papers sat here on my desk.

It took me a day to download the forms. I called and arranged the flight demo and turbine ground school, which was scheduled two weeks in the future. Two days later I had the forms finished. I did the ground test and flight demo at the same time. I sent in the paper work shortly thereafter. Once I sent in the paper work to the AMA, I got my official papers in about 10 days.

I started started in the end of September, and I received my papers last week. Just about a month.

I went with the Bobcat XL for my first turbine. I had flown one, and knew it handled well, and was well within my skill level. Add the fact that I was able to do spins, tumbles, and other aerobatics not typical of Jets with ease (I like aerobatics as one could tell from my hangar), and I was hooked. Depending on the pilots skill level, the Bobcat XL is a good beginner jet as well.