I'm not sure about the 1000 pic question but to answer your question about the 4000 hours, yes people are getting on with less than that. I got the call with 3300 tt and 2250 PIC. I know a few more guys (we're all from the same company) that got the call within the 3-4000 hour range. We all have time on either the Dash 7 or Dash 8 though. I have another buddy with around 4000 and BE20 time that just got the call for interview however. All of the above with >1000 PIC.