Heli that can't be right then! BA won't take people unless they have first time passes on the IR
Ah i see the confusion DJ, what i meant was this person (David Fairclough, page 59 of the brochure - near the bottom) failed his IFR comms atpl exam first time round:
After around 10 days of self study it was time to complete the official jaa exams. My average was anout 88% with one fail (IFR comms at 74%)..
He did get a first time pass in his IR and went onto BA. Ba require a first time pass and not a first series pass (go onto the OAA forums and they specifiy the criteria there)