None, USAF type getting back into GA and learning a whole lot! These forums are invaluable.

What insurance hoops did you have to jump through to get into a tprop and jet with a basically wet ppl?

Yup, that’s me.

Thanks for the advice. One step at a time!

$1 to you sir!

Since you confirmed USAF background, those credentials should bolster your position since you've been operating in a formalized environment. Surely you have some references you can use to model your P210 training after your prior training.

As pointed out earlier, using an oximeter and having an emergency O2 supply immediately available are things that an insurance company would love to see. If you write up your own op specs, equipment requirements, etc perhaps that could help.

Also as mentioned above, 2% hull value might be the lowest cost for pressurized single insurance no matter what you do. So your goal is to minimize the cost of compliance with the training requirement so you don't need to miss a week of work and travel across the country for some program. Perhaps propose a phased timeline to get it reduced in following years.

Well that makes sense, I had a hard time seeing that quick a move up without having a ton of insurance experience already.

Basically, find your P210 trainer of choice and present their credentials to the broker for approval. Present what you want to do and with whom, or get the CFII to write something up in terms of a training “program”.

A link to that thread, please? This, I've got to read.

What's the big deal with annual training? It's my favorite time of the year. I get to fly and talk airplanes for 2 days with other like minded pilots, plus it makes me safer. What's not to like besides the cost?

Potentially I may be able to help, or I may not. I'm in Tucson and have some P210 time and am currently on a P210 policy. If the underwriter will approve me, I'm happy to see if my schedule works with yours.

Send the broker a reasonable outline of what you would like to do and they will probably get a green light on it. Find a smart 210 pilot, might not have to even be a CFI for you. Include an IPC or something along those lines.

Usually a well presented training program of your own design will be acceptable by at least one or more of them.

Safe to assume anything “P” will need annual training of some sort. A few are ok with 24 month training.
Just how they choose to run their businesses.
Unfortunately large collections of letters in a pilots signature doesn’t track well to better loss ratios so everyone gets learnin assigned.

Tj

Hmmm...disappointing.

Thanks Tj, I’ll look into something like this!

Hmmm...disappointing.

??? High altitude endorsement is only required in a twin with a certified ceiling of 25,000' or higher. The P210 is only certified to 23,000' and obviously a single. It would not be possible to do a high altitude endorsement in a P210.

Vince

??? High altitude endorsement is only required in a twin with a certified ceiling of 25,000' or higher. The P210 is only certified to 23,000' and obviously a single. It would not be possible to do a high altitude endorsement in a P210.

Vince

Hi Lawson,
Bob Bennett at Great Basin Aviation is Reno is the guy you need. He has many hours in 210's and many other types. He is the best CFII I have ever had and knows the T/P210 systems inside and out. I was required to only get a CFI sign-off when I purchased my P210, but had several hundred hours in a TR182. Maybe that was the difference. An annual IPC is still required, but I don't mind that a bit.
David