Well, the guy you guys are talking about getting some more PIC time in a Piper was an ab initio pilot for a major Asian carrier, from what I hear. He had a crap load of SIC hours on the 744 but didn't have the minimum PIC time of whatever they needed (100 hrs.?) due to being an ab initio guy. I think he was a few hours short. And yes, they are that anal about the flight time requirements as well of other things. If you're even a few MINUTES short of minimums, you're "disqualified." And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I could write a dissertation about this place, but I'll just stop here. Good luck everyone.