“Right, this is a driving test myth from Angelina. Angelina says “Candidates must exaggerate head movements for mirror checks.” Well, one of the simple jobs an examiner’s got to do is look at you when you should be checking in your mirrors. The examiner will be looking at you.
You don’t need to exaggerate your head movements. Just look in the mirrors and get the information from the mirrors.
Simply turning your head won’t do that for the examiner. You need to be looking at the mirrors in good time and as necessary to get valuable information about what’s going on behind and to the sides, of course, through your external mirrors. See what’s going on behind and understand what’s happening.
Anticipate what might happen and use this information to help you tackle the hazards ahead. Without that information, you won’t be able to make safe decisions to deal with the hazards you will be encountering.
Remember, of course, your cockpit drill, which includes adjusting your mirrors, which, if the examiner sees you turning your head extravagantly, will tell the examiner that you didn’t do the cockpit drill right.”
