Originally Posted by
clvf88
Its really not. I remember thinking my average was the most important thing in the world; I have no idea what it even was anymore. I know lots of guys from flight school with numerous fails who are flying all over the world for some great companies. It may preclude you from the odd role, but in general it has little impact; certainly beyond your first job.
So don't let it get you down! Good luck!
I appreciate the optimism. It's frustrating because i know for sure that many FPP cadets had even more than 1 ATPL retake and many more again even had to retake CPL and ME/IR skills tests. They are now enjoying successful careers as BA pilots and it hasn't hindered them in that regard, yet for some reason BA are not even making the smallest of concessions for those that maybe just had a bad day in the exam room ... i can understand if someone had 4 or 5 retakes because that's indicative of something more serious, but just 1 retake though is more about something going wrong on that particular day alone