Originally Posted by
BP51
It's really one piece of the puzzle. Just because a pilot has 500 ME, doesn't guarantee him/her a Captain C90 position.
Ditto on this!
There are many factors to whether a guy/gal is ready for the PIC spot. Having 500 vs 499 multi is definitely not the deciding factor.
One has to have the knowledge base, aptitude, attitude, skill set and confidence of the mgmt team to move into a PIC role with such low times.