Agree with BEagle on this one.
After a lapse of 4 1/2 years from flying I renewed my SEP PPL last week.
After a few hours revision with an instructor, all I was then required to do was sit the Renewal Proficiency check with the examiner.
This lasted 1 hour and consisted of the following :
Pre flight checks
Start and taxy
Normal departure
Transit to and from local flying area (covers navigation I guess !!!)
Slow flight
Stalling and recovery
Forced landing without power
Rejoin and normal circuit (touch and go)
Flapless landing (touch and go)
Normal circuit with go around followed by fan stop
Normal circuit to land
Taxy and shut down
I guess other elements which might appear in the Examiners brief were observed along the way but I wasn't specifically asked to demonstrate them. For example using the RT, Danger Area penetration, airmanship, etc, were all part and parcel of this flight.
Nice to be back and was not a traumatic experience in any manner.