ATP Checkride and Type Rating Done!
I am happy to report that my record of passing all check-rides on the first attempt still stands!!! Woohoo!
After (27) nights in Columbus, (11) straight days of ground school, (9) straight nights in the sim from 2000-0230 (2000-2200 brief - 2200-0200 sim - 0200-0230 de-brief), my sim partner and I passed our ride.
Advice I would give to someone else making the jump to NJ aircraft as follow: Before initial, read the PTM (375 pages in my case), know your QRC red items verbatim, red limitations verbatim, flows, and callouts for both seats before you show up, and you are golden.
Once my sim partner and I worked out our cadence in the sim it went flawless. If you are faster/slower than you sim partner, do them a favor and work at a speed both people operate at. Still haven't wiped the smile off my face! Left flight safety at 0115 with my temporary airmen cert, waived my rest, and was on a flight home that boarded at 0500.