PPL Skill Test
The FEH guidance is purely that.
Although what has been outlined is thoughtful and is justified there could be, in my mind, a danger, that the test scenario be too predetermined. That is creating a rigid format that will be rehearsed during training, as in the main it is for the CPL test.
We shouldn't forget that our PPL candidate has only 10 hours of solo and maybe 5 hours solo cross country. I would be concerned that an onslaught of navigation skills, lumped together as outlined, is unfair.
I consider that the skill elements; instrument flying and the use of radio aids can be kept seperate from the dead reckoning. Once the candidate has given me their final heading and eta for the diversion point only then do I introduce the radio navigation elements to be assessed. I also treat the instrument flying element as a stand alone skill. I consider the test to be an assesment of the candidates skills/knowledge gained from their training. I do not expect them to be able to keep too many plates spinning.
The PPL candidates ability to stitch all the elements together will come from experience. For the CPL skill test they must demonstrate that they have achieved that complexity of skill but for the PPL less so.