that is/was my mentality too sniper until i talked to a couple old flight instructors of mine who work there. im just a CFI too. they said to put in my app. they even gave me their employee numbers for an internal rec. i dont know if that helps or not but it cant hurt. i think we all know they arent going to hire off the street but at least our resumes in the pile. never know, yours might stand out more than mine when time comes.....