Suninmyeyes,
A clarification I gladly welcome. I merely aimed to point out the paradox of getting someone as steely eyed as James B at the controls of a 747, to do such a remarkable job, that he started quite ironically on a 737 with the aforementioned total time. We all start with not many hours and it is the job of those who have a few more to pass on their wisdom, not as in the case I quoted, our disdain.