Strangely though a bunch of people are still passing the course so it is not an impossible achievement . I agree with ACMS sitting in the right seat for 10 years twiddling your thumbs does not prepare you for the command course and a number of guys don’t use that time wisely .It requires a lot of hard work over a long period
There were a few former Red Arrows who joined CX that didn’t make the grade , not because they couldn’t fly but because they could not adapt to a multi crew concept . I was the relief pilot on a training sector with one of these guys , the STC was being totally normal with his input , but the trainee was having none of it , who was this captain to tell him how it should be done ? after all he was part of the Red Arrows and knew everything about aviation .
Was I surprised when he was eventually let go , absolutely not !
is the command course easy , hell no . But if you put in the work and keep your mind on the job you will get through .