Originally Posted by UNDGUY
I'm sure you have had people tell you to keep talking the whole flight. That's not really true. My examiner told me before my flight that it's ok to have some silence to allow the "student" to think about things and concentrate. My examiner told me after the flight that many students make the mistake of talking about nonsense just to fill the silence on the checkride and it is not necessary. If your talking, make sure it's relevant to what is going on.
The generally accepted practice is to talk until the examiner tells you to shut up. It is all too common for the examiner to say "you flew just fine, but you didn't really teach me" as he pushes your pink slip across the table. Once he tells you to shut up, you have already proven that you can fly and teach at the same time.