My instructor told me to think of the checkride as a "day's work", and he
was right. It took loads of mental and physical energy, and I felt like I
had put in a full day at work by the time it was over.

-Alan Pendley
PP-ASEL-IA
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Make sure you have had plenty to eat about an hour before the start. It is
amazing how much energy you burn just on the oral and you need to make sure
you have plenty of energy left for the flying. Do not be tempted to skip
eating because of nerves etc. The food is really
important.