Hello all,
I interviewed on Monday the 31st.
The interview was not nearly as bad as I had made it out to be. I was way over prepared, which is good. One tip, if the sim guy comes in and asks for any volunteers to go first, be that guy! I was first in the sim and it was SUPER easy. Getting that part out of the way completely relaxed me for the rest of the day, as well.
There were six total in the group, no one got ushered out right away for paperwork. Experience levels were: 3 CFI's, me included, an Ameriflight pilot from Seattle, an Air Force guy that fly’s metros out of TUS, and a guy that fly’s caravans in Atlanta for Pacific Wings. 4 of us go the conditional offer at the end of the day. A CFI from Cali, the Air Force guy, the Amflight girl, and I all made it through.
During the welcome speech in the morning, they said to expect a class within 4-6 weeks. The review board happens the Friday after all of your paperwork arrives. I showed up with my NDR, national driving record, in hand but they could not accept it from me. It has to come addressed to Eagle from Washington. This along with the FAA background stuff is what takes the longest to arrive, apparently.
Everyone there did a great job of creating a welcoming atmosphere and putting us at ease.