Well first off, your training your going to get at Reese Howell's ground school is the best. This is all this guy does. I did the ground school but not in TN. He came to OK to give it to us. As for the airplane, watch yourself. You will learn real quick that the key to this airplane is not to get it slow. I managed well over 1000 hours in this thing (J,L,N,Marquise) flying checks in this beast and had a few incidents (Losing prop over Texes) to name a few. This airplane requires alot of respect. However, it was the most fun I ever had in my life. It's fast, noisy, stinks and girls thought it was sexy. Rudder is the key with single engine. If you do tank one of takeoff, its weird but using the spoilorons to correct is a big No No. Don't even touch the yoke. Reach down and hold the spoiler trim down for 3 seconds, then 5 turns of the rudder wheel and these both should be accomplished in 7 seconds. Reese calls it the .357 rule and it's what will save your arse. The gear cycles very slow and with the doors opening and all that drag, that's what gets people in trouble if they are slow. Pick up as much speed as you can on takeoff. If you lose one and your heavy, pull the other one back and hope for this best.
Look, Its a great airplane and you will have a blast, but get some serious training and hours under your belt before this company your flying for cuts you loose. It's built like a brick ^$%# house, and flys like a truck so don't get nervous when you see the wings flexing like crazy with 90 gals in each tip. Hopefully this company your going into has tip tank dumps in case of a engine failure. If not, advise them to get them.
Congrats on your job man. It's the best fun you will have.
Private message me if you have any specific questions. Reese is a good guy and one hell of a stick in this thing. You will learn alot and get scared alot. LOL.
Have fun.