Hmm, see what you are saying. That 183 figure seems wrong though. You've got about 8 IRT full time examiners available which would mean they only pass 22 people a year each... There would have been about 180 students at OATS alone in 2000/2001... Something awry with those figures I think. . .. .After all, more than 183 pilots retired from BA alone in that year so if the figure quoted is right then the pool of pilots out there was actually shrinking at a time of rapid expansion..!. .. .Can't work it out. Will confer with My Man.. .. .WWW