But often insurance requirements are created for an effect.
I knew one operator who built in minimum twin time which was very high to stop the owner being bombarded by low time multi engine pilots offering to fly for free to protect his own approved pilots! Yes it had the effect of lowering the insurance but a minimum of 5oo multi hours had the effect of keeping poachers away!
10 hrs is a quarter of a PPL course! You can get a jet rating for less than 10 hrs.
Is a very experienced pilot treated in the same way as a 50 hr recent student!
If the pilot only needs 2 hrs so be it if he needs 20 hrs so be it!
But 10 hrs smacks of job creation for the instructor rather than an over cautious insurance company
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