There's a new guy in town who flew Cobra attack helicopters (Germany), and once he grew tired of that - he worked his way up to captain on 747s
Nice resume (cobra's to 747's) but as you stated he is a new guy here and probably knows little about the system here. Bryan has extended an offer to talk with the original poster. He has been here a decade, has a plane and current endorsements and knows damm near everything thats going on about aviation here. Go see him, any other info is probably not current or applicable.
He'd just be another pilot to b.s with. I told him where and when to find Bryan if he wants to talk shop