I can assure you there is no shortage of FIs that meet the requirements, there are over 200 active applications in the system, all meet the 500 hr on the types specified. The argument that mixed types or other types should be considered does not hold water I'm sorry to say. For the younger lucky ones this could be a good break with potential for mainstream employment at the end.. but please don't think this way if you are a 45 year old FI you will not get a chance to go on the Jet fleets due to the recruitment criteria.