I knew there was a trick....355 rating....dug around in me bag....and that was about the only one I didn't have....drats! If the Met is like my old polis place...that makes sense....we had to have five years as a foot patrolman to be considered a pilot slot....never mind the 2500 hours I had in '72 and being a current Territorial Pilot flying more sophisticated aircraft than the one being operated by the Polis.