Flapsnslats,
I know a bloke who had a total of 700 hours when he got into Qantas. Most have thousands of hours.
Perhaps you could ask them just how they did it and follow their path.
As I have found both here and Australia you'll always find those who seem to have a dream run. I have always hoped I would have a dream run but planned on doing it the hard way.
BTW, it's poor form to address posts with "Gentlemen"...
