But flight hours are as soon as your next bid. Are you maximizing block? Or soft time? There is nothing you can do about the total time of others applying to United or other majors. There is something you can do about your total time. And hours matter. 3000 hrs TT won’t guarantee you’ll beat the competition but 2750 hours means you are EASILY in the bottom 10% - maybe even 5% - of legacy applicants and attracts negative notice.