Originally Posted by oldmako

I got mine in downtown DC. I had an appointment and the letter from the flight office. Yet, they still seemed puzzled about why I needed my passport today. I ended up showing the guy my schedule on EZCCS and my trip ID since it showed a DH to EU on the first leg. He just acquiesced and I got my passport.

It was bizarre. I have to assume that the DC office processes at least 50 pilot passports annually. Ten years ago I did the exact same thing and had zero issues. You might consider making a bogus "reservation' on eRes showing travel as a backup. And take a copy of your schedule.

Bottom line, I was in and out both days in less than 5 hours. You show up early and drop off your stuff. They then schedule your return later that day. If you do it in DC, you're a very short walk to Metro and a short ride to the Smithsonian.