I put sponsor in quotes because I really don't know if its a formal program or what, but as I understand it a letter will get you only so far, whereas a letter along with a personal visit to a chief pilot type will move your application to a shorter stack. Thats what my buddy did, he and the ACP went over my stuff and he said that I should get a call, that I was in a "short stack" of apps and to hang tight. Just wondering if others have had similar experiences with current CAL pilots pushing thier stuff for them. Its been about 4-5 months I guess since that went down.