Seneca CG
The Seneca 2 and probably most versions are very far forward CG with 2 persons in the front seats and nothing in the rear. I used to carry some ballast tied down in the rear baggage area and it helped a lot in the flare. This is a problem and there have been more than one nose gear failure in these aircraft. Do yourself a favor and put some ballast in the rear baggage area - tie it down well - and check out the difference. Use the ballast - don't need a lot - and make it easier to land and a little more gentle on the nose gear. Something I don't understand - if you are learning to fly a different type of plane - why not make it easy to learn - and then go for the challenge afterwards. No one is going to care if you have 10 hours in a 310, a Seneca, Seminole or Apache for that matter. Missing the point - get the rating - save a few bucks, and live to tell about it.