Glen Powell Earns his Pilot’s License

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✅Pilot’s License✅ Try not falling in love with aviation after living out every pilot’s dream while shooting @topgunmovie. Especially when you see the way @tomcruise flexes it. After wrapping a shooting day, Tom would rocket off into the sunset in his P-51 while I would limply shuffle into the cast van. The wings were just so much cooler than the wheels…and for Christmas, Tom bought me an iPad with my flight school downloaded and prepaid. And yesterday, after months of flying, studying, and testing…I’m the real deal. This is a video of me after my first solo flight. It’s a tradition in the aviation community for your instructor to tear away your shirt signifying that teacher’s finally “off your back.” My instructor @wallysaygers is just following ceremony, he doesn’t rip off my clothes after every flight. Thank you Walt for being my sky shepherd, thank you Shane for making my @corsair_aviation experience effortless, and thank you Tom for being my hype man every step of the way. If you’re looking for me, look ☝🏼

A post shared by Glen Powell (@glenpowell) on Mar 10, 2020 at 4:50pm PDT

Glen Powell can add pilot to his resume. The actor announced today, March 10, that after weeks of classes, studying and training, the actor has received his pilot’s license.

Powell was inspired to get his license after his Top Gun: Maverick costar, Tom Cruise would jet off set last year in his P-51. It was then Cruise that brought Powell’s dream to life when he gifted him an iPad with his flight school paid and downloaded on it.

Congrats to Glen on his accomplishment!