BEagle - No disagreement here, was just answering the question as put!
AFAIK the other historical requirement, an assessment of Above Average in the air, still stands. But given the change in typical profile of team members it will more often be a 'previously-held' assessment based on A2 QFI status, perhaps gained towards the end of a 'creamie' tour, whereas in days gone by the assessment was just as likely to have been earned (or confirmed) on a front-line type. The relative attributes of 'Above Average' individuals of these two kinds would be a topic of contentious crewroom debate, taking this even further off-thread. I take no position here!
