And just to provide some stats - my understanding of the old BA Cadet Pilot scheme was that previously 1/50 used to get through Stage 1, of which 1/3 went through to Stage 2, of which 1/3 were ultimately successful at final board. Odds not too dissimilar to X Factor!! My guess is that these are probably now skewed to a certain extent (by the FTO's who have nothing to lose and all to gain).