Bryan Bedford, the nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration, for years erroneously stated in his Republic Airways bio that he is a pilot with a “commercial” rating.
It seems like a weird one to lie about because the Commercial is not terribly difficult compared to the Instrument rating, just a few extra maneuvers and tighter tolerances. That said, most people don’t know what it means if you say “I’m a private pilot and have my instrument rating” so I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t fly enough to care so lies about this in everyday life.
It seems like a weird one to lie about because the Commercial is not terribly difficult compared to the Instrument rating, just a few extra maneuvers and tighter tolerances. That said, most people don’t know what it means if you say “I’m a private pilot and have my instrument rating” so I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t fly enough to care so lies about this in everyday life.