My gout has flared up and my memory is a bit weak today, however, I seem to recall:
they had you put all of your flight time broken down by category, class and type in a vertical line.
then you had, going across, all of your "extras" in each category, class and type like Actual IFR, Simulated IFR, # of IFR approaches, CFI given, Cross country, PIC, SIC, night, etc....
When you added up all of the PIC and SIC time in your AMEL column that # should be equal to your total AMEL time.
Likewise, when you add up all of your ASEL and AMEL time, this should be your total time.
you get the hint, now I hope.......
I think that they (if they make you do the grid) will be looking at these numbers and checking them against your pilot logbook.
Also, for my past interviews, I had a neutral-colored, but noticeable "sticky" VERY NEATLY placed with right angles on every log page where there was a successful checkride completion. I would think that the recruiters want to know how you have progressed in your flying career. If you have advanced quickly with no failures, then USE IT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO PAINT YOURSELF AS A MOTIVATED INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS TO SUCCEED IN A CAREER AT XJT. It sounds cheezy, but tell me that after you get hired!!!!
That's all I can think of for now, my gout and glass of maderia await!
The hardest thing on that flight time grid was determining how many ILS, VOR, NDB, GPS, RNAV approavhes I had done in each category and class of airplane. I think that this one was for brownie points, but you need all the help you can get in an interview.
Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
B. Franklin