Why BA persist with the BAC111 sim I have no idea ....maybe becuase its an unused sim and is free and not costed to the training bill ..... accounts rules as usual !
I did it in 1998, but at that time EAC in Bournemouth sold time on theirs to practice for the BA assesment .... not sure who has one now ...
BA is the least 'handling skills' based airline I have worked for ...... In fact on the Airbus fleet we are banned from ever disconnecting the Auto Thrust .... (because a few people couldn't hack it they ban everyone from flying manual thrust !) ....
As already said, if you are current on older 'ironmongery' you will shine .... if you are on modern 'button pushers' aready then you will struggle ..... Its a ludricous situation when BA prides itself on its 'team skills' and 'CRM' to assess someone on an abacus .....
Didn't we all pass an IR on a light twin at some point in our careers .... surley that proves we have the handling skills if required .... uuuhhmm