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On 2006-12-23, Paul Tomblin wrote:
would they insure one in a club. And our club, like every other club
we've talked to, has had real problems with our complex single six seater.

We had problems a few years ago in BAAC when we got a C210.

The owner (it was on leaseback) took the two back seats out, and it was
no problem to insure it as a 4-seater.

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Dylan Smith wrote:
We had problems a few years ago in BAAC when we got a C210.

The owner (it was on leaseback) took the two back seats out, and it was
no problem to insure it as a 4-seater.

Insurability for 210s seems to be harder to come by than for comparable
Pipers (Saratoga/Lance). I had a conversation with an agent when I was
looking for a Navajo policy who told me some companies just won't
insure that type due to its loss rate. No further details were given.
I'm not that familiar with the 210, but how much different can it be
from a 182RG as far as systems go? Is it just a case of owners trying
to squeeze more utility out of the plane because of its performance and
push the WX envelope a little too often?

I find it interesting that removing the back seats made such a
difference; I guess the ins co. sees it as limiting their total risk?
The local flight school here rents a nice Seneca 1 with the back seats
also removed.