Hi,
Have got my IR next week and i too was at the begining worried what with all the stories you hear, but im going into it fealing confident because i have had the honest open relationship with my instructor- giving me the confidence, and have come to appreciate a few basic things.
Manage your workload well and you keep calm and on top of things. Try to do as much planning as is possible beforehand, so that you are clear in your mind as to the course of events in the air, obviously you cant predict ATC but you will have greater situational awareness and be more prepareed to action the next stage of the flight.
But most of all, look forward to it and enjoy it, afterall its what we all love doing, even if it is under IF screens!
Hope it helps, Best of luck with the IR.
