At the time, 1500TT, 500 121, former AH-64 and DHC-8 driver. Applied in February 2007. 10 days later received the interview invite, hired for class 2 weeks later.

I had originally applied in November 2005 and got the "thanks but no thanks" email right away (XJT doesn't count helo time, even if it is an AH-64).

Maybe it was luck of the draw, who knows. I did hear that there were problems with the computer system and applications, but I can't personally verify that.

Out of curiosity, Shark, who said that XJT only hired "marginally qualified people"? Yeah, I've met some 600 hour guys, but the average TT in my class was roughly 1700 with 300ME.