I had to land within 200 feet of the white mark to pass the last phase of the checkride. Easy, I thought, as I turned the Schweizer 2-33 sailplane onto final. I’ll show this guy how good I am. I’ve got to hold 45 knots, 300 feet — that’s a little fast; let’s apply more dive brakes. Beautiful, I’ve got it. Shushhhh, down, and within 100 feet. Not bad! He’s going to pass me.
John Machone, Warren-Sugarbush Airport’s sailplane examiner, sat behind me. “Congratulations, Adam, you are a sailplane pilot.”
