Thanks very much for that - it makes interesting reading.
Agreed levels of equivalence between the TK acquired by military pilots throughout military flying training and subsequent operational experience, and those required at JAR-FCL ATPL (A) level, were established, but subsequent changes to military flying training and military pilot TK syllabi have not been fully considered or incorporated within the QSP scheme.
What a damning indictment. In fact, the gaps caused by dumbing-down of EFT/BFT/AFT have increasingly had to be covered at OCU level, as I found some 12 years ago. It is clear to me that little consideration has been given to the equivalent levels of relevant knowledge achieved by the time a pilot would have reached the former 'Experienced QSP' state....
However, the statement
....a valid ‘cut-off point’ for relevant and equivalent TK training for QMPs is deemed to be the award of the flying badge.
surely means that those of you with 2000 hrs of experience, 1500 as PIC of which 500 may be as PICU/S, should be able to insist that an extension to the scheme must now be achieved.