"This is your captain Richie McCaw speaking."
It's a line that would not seem out of place to the All Blacks -- but now hearing those words could soon become a reality for passengers on commercial plane flights. That's if a picture on his Facebook page is anything to go by.
The 35-year-old today notified his 494,000 followers that he has earned his commercial fixed-wing pilot's licence -- and that's just one of two piloting achievements he's set his sights on in 2016.
He also hopes to nail down his helicopter licence early this year, after retiring from international rugby following the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup triumph just over three months ago.
