Someone needs their rear kicked over this Walter Mitty character...but don't let the Brit's claim a monopoly in unqualified pilots getting jobs without a licence.
Do you remember the Florida major airline FO who, on passing all the hoops for command, was found a bit short in the paperwork department? Never mind the Brit just having a Private licence, this American joker didn't even have one of those.
The whole incident was so embarrassing for both the company and the Feds that it never went to court.