Zuckerberg Obtains Student Pilot Certificate

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Here you go. I wonder if he'll let me borrow whatever plane he buys.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apparently on the long list of high achievers who’s decided the next challenge will be getting a pilot certificate. According to Insider, the social media magnate has successfully obtained his student pilot certificate. We couldn’t verify the Facebook founder is on...
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The dude liked looking at my browser data so much he decided to try out my hobby. I think I've got a stalker!

In somewhat seriousness, maybe he'll give the FAA a hand when he sees the 1920's tech we've got for a Notam system
 
Racerx said:
The dude liked looking at my browser data so much he decided to try out my hobby. I think I've got a stalker!

In somewhat seriousness, maybe he'll give the FAA a hand when he sees the 1920's tech we've got for a Notam system
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Let's hope not. Then it'll be half ads, half stupid tik tok videos, and I'll have to use the search function to see messages from airports I actually want to go to.
 
Jim K said:
Let's hope not. Then it'll be half ads, half stupid tik tok videos, and I'll have to use the search function to see messages from airports I actually want to go to.
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Lol - I'm imagining an EFIS that's running with Facebook software. Hit Direct To ->, select your desired destination, then you have to watch a 15 second ad before being able to hit the Activate button
 
Baked Potato said:
Lol - I'm imagining an EFIS that's running with Facebook software. Hit Direct To ->, select your desired destination, then you have to watch a 15 second ad before being able to hit the Activate button
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This would redefine advertising industry standards for what it means to have a "captive audience" :oops:
 
Jim K said:
Let's hope not. Then it'll be half ads, half stupid tik tok videos, and I'll have to use the search function to see messages from airports I actually want to go to.
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And it would still be better than what we have.

People have FINALLY stopped sending me tik toks. I question why it's funny. They ask if I got it. Apparently not. They explain. Oh, I got it...it's just not funny...at all. Not even a smirk. And I'm gonna re-evaluate this friendship because you think that's hilarious.
 
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I think he should buy something high-performance and difficult to fly as his first airplane. Maybe something like one of those big GeeBee racers of the 30s. His money will keep him safe.
 
I thought student pilot certificate and medical class 3 were the same? Reason I ask is I thought I read something years ago in an article that would be disqualifying ... can't remember, but I thought it was a possible vision/pupil issue.
 
danhagan said:
I thought student pilot certificate and medical class 3 were the same? Reason I ask is I thought I read something years ago in an article that would be disqualifying ... can't remember, but I thought it was a possible vision/pupil issue.
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I've got a Student cert but no medical
 
danhagan said:
I thought student pilot certificate and medical class 3 were the same? Reason I ask is I thought I read something years ago in an article that would be disqualifying ... can't remember, but I thought it was a possible vision/pupil issue.
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That changed six or seven years back. And as long as he passes the vision test, there shouldn’t be any problems.
 
If he takes a liking to what he has to read as a pilot, maybe he’ll rebrand his products to be FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and THREADS.
 
ateamer said:
That changed six or seven years back. And as long as he passes the vision test, there shouldn’t be any problems.
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There's no vision test for an SPC. And you don't get it from a doctor anymore. You fill out an IACRA, have a CFI, DPE, or inspector sign it, get a plastic one in the mail. This changed just over 7 years ago.
 
dmspilot said:
There's no vision test for an SPC. And you don't get it from a doctor anymore. You fill out an IACRA, have a CFI, DPE, or inspector sign it, get a plastic one in the mail. This changed just over 7 years ago.
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I know - I was responding re the medical certificate and a comment about a possible vision issue.
 
ateamer said:
I know - I was responding re the medical certificate and a comment about a possible vision issue.
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The post made it sound like you needed a vision test to get an SPC, but regardless, I wrote what I did for the benefit of people who didn't know.
 
dmspilot said:
The post made it sound like you needed a vision test to get an SPC, but regardless, I wrote what I did for the benefit of people who didn't know.
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Clarification is always good.

The student certificate and medical are separate, but one without the other is pretty useless unless he only wants to do Sport Pilot.
 
Gawd.


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