# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 5, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2024-01-05T16:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1958
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/1958 "2024-07-25T20:09:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > In today’s paper there was [an article](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2024/07/23/federal-charges-palmer-man-who-almost-caused-midair-collision-said-he-was-free-citizen-who-didnt-need-pilot-license-registration/) about a knucklehead who decided to fly without a license or medical clearance. Now, he and his wife have owned a flying service for a number of years up there, so you’d have to wonder why he would do such a thing. Note that we already have a thread on Sovereign Citizens here in the Pit, where this incident is being discussed. > [@Sovereign Citizens-- Please tell me this is fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizens-please-tell-me-this-is-fake/769572/1041): > > Up! Up! And AWAYYYYYYYYyyyyyyyy! [A self-declared ‘free citizen’ flying an unlicensed plane almost caused a midair crash, feds say (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-self-declared-free-citizen-flying-an-unlicensed-plane-almost-caused-a-midair-crash-feds-say/ar-BB1qyZ7W?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=63efd59d90b04b54b8c844753622ba21&ei=32) S.C.-adjacent pilot used to run a sightseeing flight company in Alaska. One of the final reviews before closing down in 2021 was: “The owner is a flat earther and is quite off his rocker.” --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)._