Pip is taking her final exam for her pilot's license. It involves spending half a day one-on-one with an examiner, first answering oral questions for several hours on the ground, then a flight.

To be eligible to even take the exam, students must complete a very specific list of requirements—for example, solo flights that have minimum requirements for the distance and number of landings. Before beginning the test, the examiner reviews your records to confirm you've met the requirements.

Pip has all her ducks in a row. She's organized her papers so the examiner can see she's checked every box. She makes a good first impression , and the exam starts well.

The examiner tells her he recently had to cancel an exam before it started because the student had missed one tiny requirement for bei

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