Anbody learn to fly in a high performance complex aircraft? Bonanza,
Saratoga, 182RG and the like?

A friend of mine once taught a primary student in an Apache (twin
engine complex). Took the guy 50 hours to solo.

If some-one is learning to fly a complex aircraft that is the basis of
his knowledge.
He doesn't 'know' how difficult it is as he has no other experience.

The biggest question in that scenario is how was the student able to
aquire the required solo time since most insurance co's will not
ensure student pilots in a twin.

-robert

Everything that I know, or even think I might know, or this subject is third
hand--and anecdotal as well.

With that caveat in mind, some people do start in twins and insurance may
not be a serious issue for a prospective pilot owns the aircraft and also
regards hull coverage as trivial. That probably means someone with a lot
more financial clout that the typical person who learns in a Cirus; but that
would also put him at a level where he might self-insure against small (to
him) losses, and have umbrella coverage as just one of his means of covering
larger losses.

Those who have been contributing to this thread, including me, are at a
level where we must qualify and insure each of our activities; but, in the
overall population, that is NOT universal.

As to the matter of financial risk to the instructor and his supervisory
employer, if any; I know too little to even speculate.

Peter