- Do your checks and make sure are obvious about what you are doing i.e. dont mumble to yourself.
- Dont let the plane get ahead of you and if it does, dont go into a flap but think about what you are doing and recover.
- Try and find out if the examiner has 'favourite things' i.e. where he generally does the divert.
- Keep a good lookout.
- Make sure you know where are on the map at all times! (Obvious but surprising!)
- Make sure your scan is sh1t hot !!!!
- Ask your instructor if he knows the examiners traits. Mine chatted at various points during the test so I had to ask him to wait a bit until I was sorted. When I spoke to my instrucor afterwards he apologised for not telling me earlier but he known for this, basically he was looking how you would cope taking friends, etc up who will be chatting away when your workload is high.