I know a guy who is 21 who passed the first one, and is at merpati now. Flattish didn't find a problem with him (or his money) a month ago!
Whole thing is a bit sour. I spoke to the Andy bloke when he was pestering everyone who ever contacted him to come and asked if it was pay to fly (before the original ad came out). He said it wasn't and the next day there was the email saying it was. He also has the tendency to swear a lot and say how people are scamming him all the time...