Just to clarify the required minimums for BA Command as few statements I've read on here aren't quite accurate..... It states in the OM-A Section 5.2 that there are 4 boxes of various experience, one of which you must satisfy before commencing a BA Command Course.
'1000 hrs PIC & 2000 hrs in command on civil jet transport greater than 25 tonnes with zero time in BA'I suggest won't apply to many, so we'll bypass that!
Most will fall into this category.....
'2000 hrs on jet transport greater than 25 tonnes or military equivalent, 1 year in BA'.
I read it as "1+3" rather than "1 of 4" boxes. So 3500 TT etc, then
including one of the next three criteria.
The instructions in the Annual Bid document states the same. Otherwise, some of our early FPP chaps could easily have 2000hrs plus one year in BA come the start of their command course, but they've all been denied.