Without Prejudice...
For those BMI SFO's who might be thinking that they're up for a direct entry command on the B757 via Astraeus... you might be interested to know that Astraeus' Ops Manual / Part A / 5.2.2.2 / Upgrade to Commander / Minumum requirements are as follows:
- ATPL
- 3000 hours as Operating Flight Crew of which 2500 hours must be as operating crew on an aircraft over 12.5 tonne; INCLUDING
- 2000 hours as operating crew of jet aircraft over 25 tonnes and one year continuous service with Astraeus; OR
- 2000 hours PIC of jet aircraft greater than 25 tonnes and 1 year continuous service with Astraeus; OR
- 1000 hours as operating crew of B737 or B757 series aircraft and 6 months continuous service with Astraeus.
Along with which would be a command assessment sim check, successful completion of which gains one entry to a command course (ground school + sim) + command Line Training.
Astraeus' Part D (Training Manual) / 3.4.9.1 / Before exercising the privileges of two licence endorsements;
- (a) the flight crew member must have completed two consecutive operator proficiency checks and must have a minimum of 500 hours in the relevant crew position.
- (b) in the case of a pilot being promoted to command on one of the two types, the required minimum experience as commander is 6 months and 300 hours. The pilot must have completed 2 consecutive operator proficiency checks before exercising 2 licence endorsements.
Basically (
as a minimum?), complete B757 Type Rating (including passing the LST to a high standard), then fly in the RHS for 6 months, at the end of which do another LPC / OPC (also requiring a pass at high standard), then do a command sim check, which if you pass will gain you entry to the command course, etc. Now do the math on how long that lot would take...?!