Rj111.......having flying time doesn't make a jot of difference. I've got none and I passed each stage of the Wings selection and am off to Hamilton, NZ in January 2008. Also, seeing the ages of some of the people posting on here who have passed and are in NZ or have since come back from NZ, life experience doesn't appear to be too high on CTC's priority list.
You would probably be best phoning CTC and getting some advice 'from the horse's mouth' so to speak.