They have an industry conference every spring up at UND, awhile back a United capt. was telling us about his job and the application minimums and other general information. A guy raised his hand in the back and said, "I have 500 hours of helo time, does that count.?" The united capt. paused for a second then said, "Son, how many helicopters does United fly?"
This was in front of about 200 people, i felt bad for the guy, but it sure was funny.
and i have no idea what the answer to your question is.