diff --git a/app/Facades/Utils.php b/app/Facades/Utils.php
index 74433158..ac77b917 100644
--- a/app/Facades/Utils.php
+++ b/app/Facades/Utils.php
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ class Utils extends Facade
         return $key;
     }
 
+    public static function minutesToTimeParts($minutes): array
+    {
+        return self::secondsToTimeParts(self::minutesToSeconds($minutes));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert seconds to an array of hours, minutes, seconds
      * @param $seconds
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ class Utils extends Facade
      * @param bool $incl_sec
      * @return string
      */
-    public static function secondsToTime($seconds, $incl_sec=false): string
+    public static function secondsToTimeString($seconds, $incl_sec=false): string
     {
         $hms = self::secondsToTimeParts($seconds);
         $format = $hms['h'].'h '.$hms['m'].'m';
@@ -58,6 +63,44 @@ class Utils extends Facade
         return $format;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $minutes
+     * @return float|int
+     */
+    public static function minutesToSeconds($minutes)
+    {
+        return $minutes * 60;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert the seconds to minutes and then round it up
+     * @param $seconds
+     * @return float|int
+     */
+    public static function secondsToMinutes($seconds)
+    {
+        return ceil($seconds/60);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert hours to minutes. Pretty complex
+     * @param $minutes
+     * @return float|int
+     */
+    public static function minutesToHours($minutes)
+    {
+        return $minutes/60;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param $hours
+     * @return float|int
+     */
+    public static function hoursToMinutes($hours)
+    {
+        return $hours * 60;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Bitwise operator for setting days of week to integer field
      * @param int $datefield initial datefield
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
index 19417df4..e4157e61 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/PirepController.php
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ class PirepController extends BaseController
         $input = $request->all();
         $pirep = $this->pirepRepo->create($input);
 
+        $pirep->flight_time = ((int) Utils::hoursToMinutes($request['hours']))
+                            + ((int) $request['minutes']);
+
         Flash::success('Pirep saved successfully.');
         return redirect(route('admin.pireps.index'));
     }
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ class PirepController extends BaseController
             return redirect(route('admin.pireps.index'));
         }
 
-        $hms = Utils::secondsToTimeParts($pirep->flight_time);
+        $hms = Utils::minutesToTimeParts($pirep->flight_time);
         $pirep->hours = $hms['h'];
         $pirep->minutes = $hms['m'];
 
@@ -167,8 +170,8 @@ class PirepController extends BaseController
     {
         $pirep = $this->pirepRepo->findWithoutFail($id);
 
-        $pirep->flight_time = ((int)$request['hours'] * 60 * 60)
-                            + ((int)$request['minutes'] * 60);
+        $pirep->flight_time = ((int) Utils::hoursToMinutes($request['hours']))
+                            + ((int) $request['minutes']);
 
         if (empty($pirep)) {
             Flash::error('Pirep not found');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/PirepController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/PirepController.php
index 8131821c..4492ad37 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/PirepController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Frontend/PirepController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Frontend;
 
+use App\Facades\Utils;
 use App\Repositories\Criteria\WhereCriteria;
 use App\Services\PIREPService;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ class PirepController extends Controller
 
         // Any special fields
         $pirep->pilot()->associate(Auth::user());
-        $pirep->flight_time = ((int)$pirep_fields['hours'] * 60 * 60)
-                            + ((int)$pirep_fields['minutes'] * 60);
+        $pirep->flight_time = ((int) Utils::hoursToMinutes($request['hours']))
+                            + ((int) $request['minutes']);
 
         // The custom fields from the form
         $custom_fields = [];
diff --git a/app/Models/Pirep.php b/app/Models/Pirep.php
index e6d70933..c45e5791 100644
--- a/app/Models/Pirep.php
+++ b/app/Models/Pirep.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Pirep extends Model
      * @var array
      */
     protected $casts = [
+        'id'          => 'string',
         'flight_time' => 'integer',
         'level'       => 'integer',
         'fuel_used'   => 'integer',
diff --git a/app/Services/PIREPService.php b/app/Services/PIREPService.php
index f1a5cd44..664148ea 100644
--- a/app/Services/PIREPService.php
+++ b/app/Services/PIREPService.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
      *
      * @return Pirep
      */
-    public function create(Pirep &$pirep, array $field_values): Pirep
+    public function create(Pirep $pirep, array $field_values=[]): Pirep
     {
         if($field_values === null) {
             $field_values = [];
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
      * @param int $new_status
      * @return Pirep
      */
-    public function changeStatus(Pirep &$pirep, int $new_status): Pirep
+    public function changeStatus(Pirep $pirep, int $new_status): Pirep
     {
         Log::info('PIREP ' . $pirep->id . ' status change from '.$pirep->status.' to ' . $new_status);
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
      * @param Pirep $pirep
      * @return Pirep
      */
-    public function accept(Pirep &$pirep): Pirep
+    public function accept(Pirep $pirep): Pirep
     {
         # moving from a REJECTED state to ACCEPTED, reconcile statuses
         if ($pirep->status === config('enums.pirep_status.ACCEPTED')) {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
         $ft = $pirep->flight_time;
         $pilot = $pirep->pilot;
 
-        $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightHours($pilot, $ft);
+        $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightTime($pilot, $ft);
         $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightCount($pilot, +1);
         $this->pilotSvc->calculatePilotRank($pilot);
         $pirep->pilot->refresh();
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
      * @param Pirep $pirep
      * @return Pirep
      */
-    public function reject(Pirep &$pirep): Pirep
+    public function reject(Pirep $pirep): Pirep
     {
         # If this was previously ACCEPTED, then reconcile the flight hours
         # that have already been counted, etc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class PIREPService extends BaseService
             $pilot = $pirep->pilot;
             $ft = $pirep->flight_time * -1;
 
-            $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightHours($pilot, $ft);
+            $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightTime($pilot, $ft);
             $this->pilotSvc->adjustFlightCount($pilot, -1);
             $this->pilotSvc->calculatePilotRank($pilot);
             $pirep->pilot->refresh();
diff --git a/app/Services/UserService.php b/app/Services/UserService.php
index 7da58690..d0fb65c3 100644
--- a/app/Services/UserService.php
+++ b/app/Services/UserService.php
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class UserService extends BaseService
         return $user;
     }
 
-    public function adjustFlightHours(User $user, int $hours): User
+    public function adjustFlightTime(User $user, int $minutes): User
     {
         $user->refresh();
-        $user->flight_time += $hours;
+        $user->flight_time += $minutes;
         $user->save();
 
         event(new UserStateChanged($user));
@@ -41,15 +41,10 @@ class UserService extends BaseService
     public function calculatePilotRank(User $user): User
     {
         $user->refresh();
-        $pilot_hours = $user->flight_time / 3600;
+        $pilot_hours = Utils::minutesToHours($user->flight_time);
 
         # TODO: Cache
-        $ranks = Cache::remember(
-            config('cache.keys.RANKS_PILOT_LIST.key'),
-            config('cache.keys.RANKS_PILOT_LIST.time'),
-            function () {
-                return Rank::where('auto_promote', true)->orderBy('hours', 'asc')->get();
-            });
+        $ranks = Rank::where('auto_promote', true)->orderBy('hours', 'asc')->get();
 
         foreach ($ranks as $rank) {
             if($rank->hours > $pilot_hours) {
diff --git a/database/factories/PirepFactory.php b/database/factories/PirepFactory.php
index 28d95329..31cd167c 100644
--- a/database/factories/PirepFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/PirepFactory.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $factory->define(App\Models\Pirep::class, function (Faker $faker) use ($airlines
 
     return [
         'id' => substr($faker->unique()->sha1, 0, 12),
-        'airline_id' => $faker->randomElement($airlinesAvailable),
+        'airline_id' => 1, #$faker->randomElement($airlinesAvailable),
         'user_id' => function () { # OVERRIDE THIS IF NEEDED
             return factory(App\Models\User::class)->create()->id;
         },
@@ -26,19 +26,22 @@ $factory->define(App\Models\Pirep::class, function (Faker $faker) use ($airlines
             return factory(App\Models\Flight::class)->create()->flight_number;
         },
         'route_code' => function(array $pirep) {
-            return App\Models\Flight::where('flight_number', $pirep['flight_number'])->first()->route_code;
+            //return App\Models\Flight::where(['flight_number' => $pirep['flight_number']])->first()->route_code;
         },
         'route_leg' => function (array $pirep) {
-            return App\Models\Flight::where('flight_number', $pirep['flight_number'])->first()->route_leg;
+            //return App\Models\Flight::where('flight_number', $pirep['flight_number'])->first()->route_leg;
         },
         'dpt_airport_id' => function () {
             return factory(App\Models\Airport::class)->create()->id;
         },
+        'arr_airport_id' => function () {
+            return factory(App\Models\Airport::class)->create()->id;
+        },
         'flight_time' => $faker->randomFloat(2),
         'route' => $faker->text(),
         'notes' => $faker->text(),
         'source' => $faker->randomElement([0, 1]),  # MANUAL/ACARS
-        'status' => $faker->randomElement([-1, 0, 1]),  # REJECTED/PENDING/ACCEPTED
+        'status' => config('enums.pirep_status.PENDING'), //$faker->randomElement([-1, 0, 1]),  # REJECTED/PENDING/ACCEPTED
         'raw_data' => $raw_data ?: $raw_data = json_encode(['key' => 'value']),
         'created_at' => $faker->dateTimeBetween('-1 week', 'now'),
         'updated_at' => function(array $pirep) {
diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index 12ad0442..ab310f17 100644
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ $factory->define(App\Models\User::class, function (Faker $faker)
         'email' => $faker->safeEmail,
         'password' => $password ?: $password = Hash::make('secret'),
         'api_key' => $faker->sha1,
+        'airline_id' => 1,
+        'rank_id' => 1,
         'flights' => $faker->numberBetween(0, 1000),
         'flight_time' => $faker->numberBetween(0, 10000),
         'remember_token' => $faker->unique()->text(5),
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
index 22ef00b2..160115f0 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default/dashboard/index.blade.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                         <div style="float: left; position: absolute; display:block; top: 0px;font-size: 150px">
                             <i class="fa fa-clock-o" style="opacity: .1;"></i>
                         </div>
-                        <h4 class="">{!! \App\Facades\Utils::secondsToTime($user->flight_time, false)!!}</h4>
+                        <h4 class="">{!! \App\Facades\Utils::secondsToTimeString($user->flight_time, false)!!}</h4>
                         <h5 class="description" style="color: white;">total hours</h5>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/default/profile/index.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/default/profile/index.blade.php
index cff190c5..8525e351 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/default/profile/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/default/profile/index.blade.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="social-description">
-                            <h2>{!! \App\Facades\Utils::secondsToTime($user->flight_time, false)!!}</h2>
+                            <h2>{!! \App\Facades\Utils::secondsToTimeString($user->flight_time, false)!!}</h2>
                             <p>Flight Hours</p>
                         </div>
 
diff --git a/tests/PIREPTest.php b/tests/PIREPTest.php
index e8e9db51..7f7f08c5 100644
--- a/tests/PIREPTest.php
+++ b/tests/PIREPTest.php
@@ -12,41 +12,6 @@ class PIREPTest extends TestCase
     #use DatabaseMigrations;
 
     protected $pirepSvc;
-    protected $SAMPLE_PIREP
-        = [
-            'user_id'        => 1,
-            'airline_id'     => 1,
-            'flight_id'      => 1,
-            'aircraft_id'    => 1,
-            'dpt_airport_id' => 1,
-            'arr_airport_id' => 2,
-            'flight_time'    => 21600,  # 6 hours
-            'source'         => 0,      # manual
-            'fuel_used'      => 100,
-            'notes'          => 'just a pilot report',
-        ];
-
-    /**
-     * Add $count number of PIREPs and return a User object
-     * @param int  $count
-     * @param bool $accept
-     *
-     * @return User
-     */
-    protected function addPIREP($count=1, $accept=true): User
-    {
-        for($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
-            $pirep = new Pirep($this->SAMPLE_PIREP);
-            $pirep = $this->pirepSvc->create($pirep, []);
-            if($accept) {
-                $this->pirepSvc->changeStatus($pirep,
-                    config('enums.pirep_status.ACCEPTED'));
-            }
-        }
-
-        $pilot = User::where('id', $this->SAMPLE_PIREP['user_id'])->first();
-        return $pilot;
-    }
 
     public function setUp()
     {
@@ -59,32 +24,36 @@ class PIREPTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function testAddPirep()
     {
-        $pirep = new Pirep($this->SAMPLE_PIREP);
-        $pirep->save();
-
+        $pirep = factory(App\Models\Pirep::class)->create();
         $pirep = $this->pirepSvc->create($pirep, []);
 
         /**
          * Check the initial status info
          */
-        $this->assertEquals($pirep->pilot->flights, 0);
         $this->assertEquals($pirep->status, config('enums.pirep_status.PENDING'));
 
         /**
          * Now set the PIREP state to ACCEPTED
          */
-        $this->pirepSvc->changeStatus($pirep, "1");
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $pirep->pilot->flights);
-        $this->assertEquals(21600, $pirep->pilot->flight_time);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $pirep->pilot->rank_id);
+        $new_pirep_count = $pirep->pilot->flights + 1;
+        $original_flight_time = $pirep->pilot->flight_time ;
+        $new_flight_time = $pirep->pilot->flight_time + $pirep->flight_time;
+
+        $this->pirepSvc->changeStatus($pirep, '1');
+        $this->assertEquals($new_pirep_count, $pirep->pilot->flights);
+        $this->assertEquals($new_flight_time, $pirep->pilot->flight_time);
+        $this->assertEquals($pirep->arr_airport_id, $pirep->pilot->curr_airport_id);
+        #$this->assertEquals(1, $pirep->pilot->rank_id);
 
         /**
          * Now go from ACCEPTED to REJECTED
          */
+        $new_pirep_count = $pirep->pilot->flights - 1;
+        $new_flight_time = $pirep->pilot->flight_time - $pirep->flight_time;
         $this->pirepSvc->changeStatus($pirep, config('enums.pirep_status.REJECTED'));
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $pirep->pilot->flights);
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $pirep->pilot->flight_time);
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $pirep->pilot->rank_id);
+        $this->assertEquals($new_pirep_count, $pirep->pilot->flights);
+        $this->assertEquals($new_flight_time, $pirep->pilot->flight_time);
+        //$this->assertEquals(1, $pirep->pilot->rank_id);
         $this->assertEquals($pirep->arr_airport_id, $pirep->pilot->curr_airport_id);
     }
 
@@ -93,30 +62,49 @@ class PIREPTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function testPilotStatsIncr()
     {
+        $original_pilot = User::find(1);
+
         # Submit two PIREPs
-        $pilot = $this->addPIREP(2);
+        $pireps = factory(Pirep::class, 2)->create([
+            'user_id' => 1,
+            # 360min == 6 hours, rank should bump up
+            'flight_time' => 360,
+        ]);
+
+        foreach ($pireps as $pirep) {
+            $this->pirepSvc->create($pirep);
+            $this->pirepSvc->accept($pirep);
+        }
+
+        $pilot = User::find(1);
         $last_pirep = Pirep::where('id', $pilot->last_pirep_id)->first();
 
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $pilot->flights);
-        $this->assertEquals(43200, $pilot->flight_time);
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $pilot->rank_id);
+        # Make sure rank went up
+        $this->assertGreaterThan($original_pilot->rank_id, $pilot->rank_id);
         $this->assertEquals($last_pirep->arr_airport_id, $pilot->curr_airport_id);
 
         #
         # Submit another PIREP, adding another 6 hours
         # it should automatically be accepted
         #
-        $pilot = $this->addPIREP(1, false);
+        $pirep = factory(Pirep::class)->create([
+            'user_id' => 1,
+            # 120min == 2 hours, currently at 9 hours
+            # Rank bumps up at 10 hours
+            'flight_time' => 120,
+        ]);
+
+        # Pilot should be at rank 2, where accept should be automatic
+        $this->pirepSvc->create($pirep);
+
+        $pilot->refresh();
         $latest_pirep = Pirep::where('id', $pilot->last_pirep_id)->first();
 
+        # Make sure PIREP was auto updated
+        $this->assertEquals(config('enums.pirep_status.ACCEPTED'), $latest_pirep->status);
+
         # Make sure latest PIREP was updated
         $this->assertNotEquals($last_pirep->id, $latest_pirep->id);
-
-        # The PIREP should have been automatically accepted
-        $this->assertEquals(
-            config('enums.pirep_status.ACCEPTED'),
-            $latest_pirep->status
-        );
     }
 
     public function testPirepFinances()
diff --git a/tests/UtilsTest.php b/tests/UtilsTest.php
index 275d3d34..a7e13d52 100644
--- a/tests/UtilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/UtilsTest.php
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ class UtilsTest extends TestCase
     }
 
     public function testSecondsToTime() {
-        $t = Utils::secondsToTime(3600);
+        $t = Utils::secondsToTimeString(3600);
         $this->assertEquals('1h 0m', $t);
 
-        $t = Utils::secondsToTime(3720);
+        $t = Utils::secondsToTimeString(3720);
         $this->assertEquals('1h 2m', $t);
 
-        $t = Utils::secondsToTime(3722);
+        $t = Utils::secondsToTimeString(3722);
         $this->assertEquals('1h 2m', $t);
 
-        $t = Utils::secondsToTime(3722, true);
+        $t = Utils::secondsToTimeString(3722, true);
         $this->assertEquals('1h 2m 2s', $t);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/data/base.yml b/tests/data/base.yml
index 90860cc3..bffda52e 100644
--- a/tests/data/base.yml
+++ b/tests/data/base.yml
@@ -20,25 +20,12 @@ users:
     rank_id: 1
     created_at: now
     updated_at: now
-  - id: 2
-    name: Test User
-    email: test@phpvms.net
-    password: test
-    api_key: testuserapikey
-    airline_id: 1
-    home_airport_id: KJFK
-    curr_airport_id: KJFK
-    rank_id: 1
-    created_at: now
-    updated_at: now
 
 role_user:
   - user_id: 1
     role_id: 1
   - user_id: 1
     role_id: 2
-  - user_id: 2
-    role_id: 2
 
 ranks:
   - id: 1
@@ -58,39 +45,6 @@ ranks:
     auto_approve_manual: 1
     auto_promote: 0
 
-airports:
-  - id: KAUS
-    icao: KAUS
-    name: Austin-Bergstrom
-    location: Austin, Texas, USA
-    lat: 30.1945278
-    lon: -97.6698889
-    fuel_jeta_cost: 100
-  - id: KJFK
-    icao: KJFK
-    name: John F Kennedy
-    location: New York, New York, USA
-    lat: 40.6399257
-    lon: -73.7786950
-    fuel_jeta_cost: 50
-
-aircraft:
-  - id: 1
-    subfleet_id: 1
-    name: Boeing 747-400
-    registration: NC17
-    tail_number: 17
-  - id: 2
-    subfleet_id: 2
-    name: Boeing 777-200
-    registration: NC20
-    tail_number: 20
-  - id: 3
-    subfleet_id: 1
-    name: Boeing 747-400-PW
-    registration: PW744
-    tail_number: 207X
-
 fares:
   - id: 1
     code: Y
@@ -108,20 +62,6 @@ fares:
     price: 800
     capacity: 5
 
-subfleets:
-  - id: 1
-    airline_id: 1
-    name: 747-400 Winglets
-    type: 744W
-    fuel_type: 1
-    fuel_capacity: 2000
-  - id: 2
-    airline_id: 1
-    name: 777-200 LR
-    type: 772-LR
-    fuel_type: 1
-    fuel_capacity: 1000
-
 # add a few mods to aircraft and fares
 subfleet_fare:
 
@@ -148,11 +88,3 @@ subfleet_fare:
 subfleet_flight:
   - subfleet_id: 1
     flight_id: 1
-
-flights:
-  - id: 1
-    airline_id: 1
-    flight_number: 100
-    dpt_airport_id: KAUS
-    arr_airport_id: KJFK
-    route: KAUS KJFK