I'll PM you a gouge.

The difference in the time between different people has a lot to do with people already having a type rating in the plane and 5000 hours. If you are new to the airplane, it will likely last at least 2.5 hours.

It isn't a big deal at all, and you will be over prepared for it. You will have a 4 hour "end of course" exam before you leave Dayton which will cover everything that you will be asked in your oral plus a great deal more. You will have to pass that before training ends, so if you can pass the end of course, you should be able to pass the oral.

The oral covers just about everything that you see during training, and it is comprehensive. It is not easy, but it is a fair representation of the knowledge base that you should have at that point.

If you study during training, the oral is really a non-event. If, however, you do not study or are missing quite a bit of knowledge, you will fail. It is NOT a guarantee pass.

There are always one or two that fail because of their own lack of trying. If you do fail, you will likely be given the chance to retrain in Dayton, depending on your attitude and the effort that you put forward to that point. If you worked hard but made a couple mistakes, you will be given the chance to retrain. In my class, one failed, and it was the person that we never saw in study groups in the hotel lobby or in the training building on Saturdays when we often met in groups.