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Starting in 2020, airlines did two insanely stupid things: They forced a generation of their most experienced pilots into early retirement, then committed to new race-based hiring rules. A wagon train sounds more appealing to me right now than setting foot on a plane with a pilot more trained in detecting microaggressions at work than changes in airspeed and altitude. I hate flying. My poor husband still has a sore arm from where I grabbed him every time the plane hit turbulence on our last flight. I didn’t always hate it — I used to fly across the country to...

Joshua Yoder, an airline pilot and co-founder of the U.S. Freedom Flyers said during an interview Wednesday that a cardiologist told him that if the airlines were conducting certain health screenings, 30 percent of the pilots currently flying would probably be disqualified due to vaccine-induced heart conditions.Yoder told tech millionaire and Vaccine Safety Research Foundation founder Steve Kirsch that his group has received hundreds of reports about pilots flying planes while suffering from adverse side effects from the COVID vaccines.The most prominent health issues being reported, the pilot noted, include chest pains, myocarditis, and pericarditis. Yoder said that three vaccinated...

A number of pilots are suing over the extension of the Transportation Security Administration's ongoing mask mandate for air travel. "In court paperwork, the 10 commercial airline pilots – who work for American JetBlue and Southwest – argued that the CDC issued an order 'Requirement for Persons to Wear Masks While on Conveyances & at Transportation Hubs' on Feb. 1, 2020 'without providing public notice or soliciting comment,'" Fox Business reports. "The pilots are asking the court to "vacate worldwide the FTMM (federal transportation mask mandate)' calling the move an 'illegal and unconstitutional exercise of executive authority.'" The pilots also...

A pilot for a major airline estimated that 80 percent of his fellow pilots will refuse to take a COVID vaccine booster if it’s mandated, telling tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch that they will quit before they take the jab again. During an interview with Kirsch, Latane Campbell, who has 34 years of experience flying in the military and for a commercial airline, shared his perspective on the experimental vaccines, mandates, masking, and how this is going to end. Kirsch, the executive director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation, has been a leading voice promoting repurposed drugs to treat COVID, and...

There’s an easy way to know when a narrative is being fabricated. One needs only look closely at the wording of statements and oftentimes the subsequent fact-checks to see when a coverup is in process. Such is the case with British Airways and their claims that four pilots who have died in one week are not “linked.”Reuters quickly came to their rescue and did a “fact-check” on the claims that are circulating across social media. They, of course, determined that it was “false” but just like the British Airways statement, Reuters conspicuously avoided the topic of vaccines. First, let’s look...

Four young and healthy British Airways pilots recently passed away and the airline is claiming there is no link to the Covid-19 vaccine. The photo of the four books of condolence sitting next to framed pictures of the pilots was posted to Twitter and authenticated by Reuters. “Reuters presented the claims to British Airways, which said they were unfounded and that no such talks were underway with the government. The spokesperson, however, confirmed the authenticity of the four condolence books, as four company pilots had recently passed away. “Our thoughts are with their family and friends,” they said, adding that...

In a bold move, United Airlines declared that “diversity is at the forefront” of its pilot program and pledged that 50% of their new 5,000 pilots will either be women or people of color. You have to admire the insanity of that plan because it is so incredibly stupid that you know a liberal was involved in its conception. I can just imagine the meeting at United that birthed the concept of making flight deck diversity Job #1. Scotty woke up one morning and wanted to make some changes. Scotty: “Does anyone have an idea of how to destroy United?...

I have a friend who is fearful of commercial airlines. At the gate, before boarding, he asks the agent the following question: "What is the captain's name?" If the answer indicates the pilot is female, he will not board that flight. Any criticism of my friend's lack of confidence in any qualified aviatrix is answered along these lines: "She can't drive a stick shift. I should trust her with a Jumbo Jet?" My friend is right to be cautious about flying, but for different reasons. SNIP Affirmative action has eroded the efficacy of the air traffic control system to an...

When Barack Obama said he supported the Supreme Court decision upholding the Constitutionality of the Second Amendment and the private ownership of guns, we knew he was lying – just as he lied about public financing of his campaign, earmarks, and not hiring lobbyiests. It was just part of his campaign to fool everyone into thinking that he was a moderate. It hasn’t taken long, but already steps are being taken to restrict gun ownership; some steps are secret and sneaky; some are out in the open.

Senator Tells TSA: Arm Pilots or Lose Funding By Robert B. Bluey CNSNews.com Staff Writer April 02, 2004 Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Frustrated by the Transportation Security Administration's delay in arming airline pilots with guns, four members of Congress said Thursday they want the agency to quit dragging its feet. "We're not interested in any excuses from here on out. This is too important to our national security," said Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.), who introduced legislation that would require TSA to speed up the process of arming pilots. Bunning was joined by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Conrad Burns...

Airline pilots supporting the law that allows them to carry guns to defend against potential terrorist hijackings said Monday they are "shocked beyond belief" that federal aviation security officials have publicly revealed weaknesses in the Bush administration's plan to implement the law. As CNSNews.com previously reported, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) acknowledged Friday that pilots who participate in the program will only be allowed ready access to their guns when they are inside the cockpit with the door locked. "The jurisdiction of use of the weapon is in the cockpit and the cockpit only," explained TSA spokeswoman...

Hollings' refusal of 9-11 widow's gun testimony triggers media attention Saturday, July 27, 2002 BY SCHUYLER KROPF Of The Post and Courier Staff The story of the South Carolina senator who said "no" to the widow of the 9-11 airline pilot is fast gaining national attention. Democrat U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings rejected a request by Ellen Saracini to testify at Thursday's Senate hearings in favor of letting airline pilots be armed in the cockpit. Her husband, Richard, was the captain of United Flight 175, the second plane to crash into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. Hollings, D-S.C., opposes...

BILL ALLOWS PILOTS TO CARRY GUNS; NOW TWO THINGS IN COCKPIT WILL BE LOADED America West Crews Can Now Pop a Cap and Top on a Cold One Washington, D.C. (SatireWire.com); The U.S. House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly passed a bill allowing flight crews to carry guns aboard aircraft, a measure strongly supported by pilots, who boasted they could now be both armed and loaded. "This legislation allows us to respond appropriately to any situation in the air, whether we're called upon to be a shooter, or just do a shooter," said America West Capt. James Greeveby. While the...

More Guns, Less Terror: Trust the People In recent testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee, John Magaw, the undersecretary for transportation security, announced the Bush administration’s policy that pilots not be permitted to have guns in the cockpits of commercial airplanes. The White House offered two mealy-mouthed rationales for this position. First, Bush administration spokesman Gordon Johndroe said that the administration opposes guns in the cockpit because of “the potential for handguns getting loose on airplanes.” What about the potential for Arab terrorists getting loose on airplanes? Imagine a different scenario on September 11th, say on Flight 93. The savages...

My apologies if this has been posted before. Follow this link to Sign Electronic Petition to ARM PILOTS petitiononline.com This petition has been a coordinated effort between the Airline Pilots’ Security Alliance (APSA), the Allied Pilots Association (APA), the Southwest Airline Pilots Association (SWAPA), the Coalition of Airline Pilots Association (CAPA), and the Independent Pilots Association (IPA).

We have been amBushed again! Once again, President Bush has decided to betray his constituents. Despite the fact that it was the gun rights issue that made the difference in the 2000 presidential election, Bush told airline pilots this week they could not carry side arms in the cockpits. So much for Bush's "commitment" to the Second Amendment. Outside law enforcement officers, no group of Americans is more qualified to carry personal firearms than airline pilots. The vast majority of commercial pilots came out of the U.S. Armed Forces. Many of them are combat veterans. They have received some of...