Watched the new Liam Neeson movie: Non-stop and I must say it was extremely good! The tension throughout was absolutely epic, the plot was both gripping and was constantly changing, making yourself doubt what was actually going on. Give it a watch if you get the chance...
Get to as high altitude as you can, so that if you do mess up you wont end up exploding on the floor. Get to about 1000m and if the shit hits the fan stick on auto-hover.
Practice in the hummingbird, it has very good responsive handling and can turn quickly in a pitch.
Baby steps at first...
Depending on a) How busy they are B) How active the PTO's are and c) Whether your application showed that you are correct for the job then it can be anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.
EDIT: haha just noticed that b ) (without the space) goes to B)
Maybe they have already been chosen, but they don't know they have been. Maybe it's you, maybe it's me, maybe all of this was one of Wilco's plans to turn the community against each other, hmm...