“Have never been so genuinely terrified”—Internet reacts as Nathan Fielder pilots Boeing 737 plane and sticks the landing

Comedian Nathan Fielder has surprised his fans yet again. The actor, who always challenges the boundaries between reality and fiction with his television series, achieved yet another impressive and mind-boggling feat, which has left the internet stunned.

In the finale of The Rehearsal’s season 2, Fielder, who created, writes, and directs the HBO docuseries along with starring in it, successfully flew a commercial Boeing 737 plane. The feat, for which Fielder secretly trained for 2 years, was achieved and filmed to prove that free interpersonal communication between pilots and their captains is essential to flight safety, according to Time.

As a result of his daring undertaking, Fielder has been trending on X. After the finale episode of The Rehearsal aired, which comprised of Fielder in the cockpit with his co-pilot, fans can’t stop praising the comedian for his brave antics. Fielder’s fans have taken to social media platforms to applaud the actor’s bold venture.

A fan, taking to X to appreciate Fielder, wrote,

“The Rehearsal is a masterpiece. I have never been so genuinely terrified while watching a comedy show or a horror movie. Nathan Fielder is in a class by himself.”

Another netizen praised Fielder’s stunt and wrote,

“We are watching Nathan Fielder pull off the biggest stunt in the history of movies/TV shows!!”

Another fan emphasized that Fielder’s performance and wrote,

"nathan fielder deserves an Emmy for Committing to the Bit for getting his literal pilot's license for #TheRehearsal"

Comparing Fielder’s stunt with that of superstar Tom Cruise’s feats on an airplane in the recently released Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, a fan wrote,

"Absolutely insane ending to season 2 of The Rehearsal. Nathan Fielder pulling off the craziest stunt I’ve seen in a while the same weekend as a new Mission Impossible movie was released hadn’t even crossed my mind as a possibility. Pretty much a perfect season of TV.”

Another fan, while appreciating the genius and bravery of Fielder, wrote,

“The Rehearsal season 2 was one of the best seasons of television I’ve ever consumed. Never knew what to expect except for brilliance. Cannot believe that HBO greenlit such wild ideas and stunts. Nathan Fielder is a one of kind artist. I’ll watch any project he’s ever attached to.”

A netizen had a hilarious response, placing unanimous trust in Fielder as a pilot, wrote,

“Can't believe what I just witnessed with The Rehearsal. All I know is I'd trust Nathan Fielder in the cockpit before I'd trust the entire Newark airport”

How did Nathan Fielder acquire a license to fly a commercial plan?

Fielder, who is known for setting up a wide variety of elaborate ruses as part of his show, The Rehearsal, recounted that he took 2 years to learn how to fly.

During the finale episode, Entertainment Weekly reports that Fielder said,

“When I first began this project, I had decided there was no better way to understand pilots than to become one myself. But it became clear very quickly that I was not a natural at this. Especially when it came to landing the plane.”

It took Fielder a considerable amount of time—120 hours instead of the usual 10 to 30 hours—before he was able to learn how to land the plane successfully. He stated,

“I was apparently such an abnormal case that they started passing me around to different instructors in an effort to diagnose what was going on with me.”

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While Fielder did manage to get his license, Time Magazine noted that the actor was still not certified to fly as a commercial airline pilot. Fielder skirted the rules by acquiring a used Boeing plane, as per the magazine.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Fielder also made a comment about the medical certification process that pilots are required to undergo, in particular a pilot’s mental health certification, noting that pilots often do not disclose their complete medical reports in order to not lose their flying license.

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