. Students feel the pang of anxiety as if they are gambling for their dear lives, for that one chance to make the grade after some period of focused training. Read on for tips to simplify the experience.
Update everything
Examiners will not settle for anything less and more so anything about your ride that is outdated. You need to check if your charts are still acceptable. Review those FAR, AIM and AFD and be sure that what you have is at par with the current requirements. Don't give any chance for your examiner to make your life any more difficult so think ahead and be prepared for all his questions.
Prepare everything
Yes, double check that flight plan and make sure you are on top of the whole situation. Don't get caught by outdated weather forecast and if you have to lose some sleep, pore over your previous notes and get a picture on how your examiner determines a weight and balance. Embrace everything as if you are the boss, your own boss of course. Surely you wont regret it in the end.
Show respect and professionalism
Should your outfit be your dress for the prom night? Not exactly but it definitely wouldn't hurt if you will dress for success. Take is as if you are hunting for that big career-making job interview so you need to make an impressive statement. It may not be very formal but not too casual too. Show some respect by impressing your examiner.
Why on earth your outfit affects your checkride? Well being a pilot is serious business and how you regard it will be carried by the way you act and dress. For a while, put your self on the examiner's shoes and then ask this question, "Are you willing to test someone who seemed more ready for a rock concert and some head bangings?"
Bottom line is this is it! You invested so much time and effort for this checkride to work for you and it must turn out that way. Get serious and shoot for the best flight of your life.