Tests make me nervous. Checkrides aren't any better. There's always the nagging thought that something got missed. What question is he going to ask me in the oral that I'm just not going to remember? Do I still remember how to do a DME arc? Holding pattern? Which approaches am I going to have to do? Will I remember to get all the right radios tuned on all the right frequencies? GPS? Autopilot? As you can see the question marks are not in short supply.
My IFR ride is scheduled for Friday the 21st and there's the optimistic part of me that knows I've been doing maneuvers and approaches over and over these past few months and the cheif pilot seems to think it's time to schedule the ride. Then of course there's the nervous side that is always wondering what pitfall I will catch. I made sure to get the afternoon slot instead of the morning one to avoid the embarrasing episode of waking up waay too late and showing up late for the test (not the best first impression on the examiner) and so that I'll have some time for last minute review before the actual oral exam begins (eek!).
Hopefully I'll be able to keep my confident foot forward.
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