1)As long as it is occasional deviations and you catch it and point it
out to him it will not be an issue. Just talk to your self as you make
the correction. "Ok, get back on 210" then just make sure you actually
do get back on 210. The examiner probably already caught that you were
off heading and is just waiting to see if you will catch it.

My examiner let me fly 400 feet below the MDA for a full minute or more
before he busted me. I bet if I had caught and corrected it he would
have passed me. The next time I made sure I read the chart correctly.


Another instructor I work with walked in after just letting a student
solo and told me. "That guy can't do a good landing to save his life,
on the other hand he is better at saving bad landings than I am" The
point being I would rather fly with pilot that makes and recognizes his
mistakes than one that never makes a mistake. I don't know what the guy
that never makes mistakes will do when he does make one.

2) As you Cross over the Vor turn 10-15 degrees toward the needle swing
and hold that correction until the needl starts coming back. Your
instructor is correct that it should just switch and that that should
be your target, but you will seldom hit it. Aim for perfection, and
take the best you can get.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL