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    Exclusive: Pilots Injured by COVID Vaccines Speak Out: ‘I Will Probably Never Fly Again’

    By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.

    In interviews with The Defender, pilots injured by COVID-19 vaccines said despite a “culture of fear and intimidation” they are compelled to speak out against vaccine mandates that rob pilots of their careers — and in some cases their lives.

    As a commercial pilot, Bob Snow had long looked forward to seeing his daughter follow in his footsteps by helping her learn to fly an airplane.

    However, having received the COVID-19 vaccine “under duress,” this dream is no longer a possibility for Snow.

     

    “I will probably never fly again,” Snow said in a video he made about his story. “I was hoping to teach my daughter to fly. She wants to be a pilot. That will probably never happen, all courtesy of the vaccine.”

    Snow is one of a growing number of pilots coming forward to share stories of injuries they experienced after getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

    Some of these accounts are “hair-raising and deeply disturbing,” according to Maureen Steele, a paralegal and head of media relations for the John Pierce Law Firm.

    The firm represents U.S. Freedom Flyers (USFF), an organization opposing vaccine and mask mandates for pilots and airline staff, in a series of legal actions against the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and several airlines.

     

    As Snow described it:

    “I was very lucky to have collapsed when and where I did, as the aircraft was shut down at the gate post-flight and care was immediately provided.

    “There was absolutely no warning preceding my collapse in the cockpit. It was literally as if

    As a commercial pilot, Bob Snow had long looked forward to seeing his daughter follow in his footsteps by helping her learn to fly an airplane.

    However, having received the COVID-19 vaccine “under duress,” this dream is no longer a possibility for Snow.

    “I will probably never fly again,” Snow said in a video he made about his story. “I was hoping to teach my daughter to fly. She wants to be a pilot. That will probably never happen, all courtesy of the vaccine.”

    Snow is one of a growing number of pilots coming forward to share stories of injuries they experienced after getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

    Some of these accounts are “hair-raising and deeply disturbing,” according to Maureen Steele, a paralegal and head of media relations for the John Pierce Law Firm.

    The firm represents U.S. Freedom Flyers (USFF), an organization opposing vaccine and mask mandates for pilots and airline staff, in a series of legal actions against the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and several airlines.

    Josh Yoder, a pilot with a major commercial airline, Army combat veteran and former flight medic, is a co-founder of USFF.

    In a recent interview with The Defender, Yoder said the FAA has been aware of cases of pilots suffering vaccine injuries since at least December 2021, when the California-based Advocates for Citizens’ Rights hand-delivered an open letter to the FAA, major airlines and their insurers.

    Yoder said USFF “has received hundreds of phone calls from airline employees who are experiencing adverse reactions post COVID-19 vaccination,” describing the stories as “heartbreaking.”

    According to Yoder, the warnings contained in the letter, including testimony by “world-renowned experts,” were “completely ignored,” adding that “we are now beginning to see the consequences.”

    This is leading an increasing number of pilots to “come forward to expose the truth regarding these toxic injections,” Yoder said.

    The Defender recently reported on a series of reports that have been submitted to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, involving pilots who sustained severe injuries and side effects following the COVID-19 vaccine.

    Congressional testimony from Cody Flint, an agricultural pilot who has logged more than 10,000 flight hours, was included in this letter.

    “The FAA has created a powder keg and lit the fuse,” Flint said in an interview with The Defender.

    “We are now seeing pilots experiencing blood clots, myocarditis, pericarditis, dizziness and confusion at rates never seen before. Pilots are losing their careers and having to call in sick or go on medical leave from medical issues developing almost immediately after vaccination.”

    Vaccine-injured pilots share stories with The Defender

    Several pilots, including Bob Snow, shared their stories with The Defender in a recent series of interviews.

    Snow, a captain with a major U.S. airline, told The Defender he received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 4, 2021, “as a result of an unambivalent company mandate to receive the vaccine or be terminated.”

    According to Snow, he “began experiencing issues a little over two months” after receiving the vaccine. Due to a history of gastroenteritis, he underwent an endoscopy and an abdominal CT scan.

    The results of the endoscopy were normal and Snow was awaiting the results of the CT scan when he suffered cardiac arrest on April 9, immediately after landing at Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport.

    As Snow described it:

    “I was very lucky to have collapsed when and where I did, as the aircraft was shut down at the gate post-flight and care was immediately provided.

    “There was absolutely no warning preceding my collapse in the cockpit. It was literally as if someone ‘pulled the plug.’”

    After receiving CPR and AED (automated external defibrillator) shocks to be revived, Snow spent almost a week in the hospital, where he was diagnosed with having sustained sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

    Medical studies indicate survival rates for out-of-hospital SCA cases are estimated at 10.8% to 11.4%.

    Snow said:

    “Needless to say, that’s not an encouraging number and I feel very, very lucky to have survived.

    “Had this happened in a hotel, in flight, at home or almost anywhere else, I do not believe I would be here right now.”

    Snow said prior to this incident, he had “no history of prior significant cardiac issues,” based on two EKGs (electrocardiograms) per year for each of the previous 10 years — none of which, according to Snow, “provided any indication of incipient issues that might lead to cardiac arrest.”

    “I have no known family history to indicate a predisposition to developing significant cardiac issues at this point in my life,” Snow added.

    Snow has been recuperating at home since April 15, while awaiting more tests that will provide a prognosis for his long-term survival.

    However, it is likely that he will never fly again in any capacity.

    Snow said, “[f]or now, it appears my flying career — indeed, likely all flying as a pilot —  has come to a rapid and unexpected conclusion as SCA is a red flag to FAA medical certification.”

    This, according to Snow, has resulted “in a significant loss of income and lifestyle,” adding that he has a college student and high school student at home and a non-working spouse who relied on his livelihood.

    ‘Last thing I remember is . . . praying I would make it’

    Like Snow, Cody Flint had no prior medical history to indicate he was at risk.

    “I have been extremely healthy my whole life with no underlying conditions,” said Flint, adding:

    “As a pilot that held a second-class medical [certification], I was required to get a yearly FAA flight physical to show I was healthy enough to safely operate an airplane.

    “I have renewed my medical every year since I was 17. The last FAA medical I received was on January 19, 2021. The medical showed I was perfectly healthy just 10 days before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.”

    Flint got his first (and only) dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 1, 2021. He told The Defender:

    “Within 30 minutes, I developed a severe burning headache at the base of my skull and blurred vision. After a few hours, the pain was constant, but didn’t seem to be getting worse. I thought the pain would go away, eventually. It did not.”

    Two days later began his seasonal job as an agricultural pilot, which typically runs from February to October of each year, Flint said.

    He said:

    “Approximately one hour into my flight, I felt my condition starting to rapidly decline and I was developing severe tunnel vision. I pulled my airplane up to turn around to head home and immediately felt an extreme burst of pressure in my skull and ears.”

    Flint initially considered landing on a nearby highway, unsure he’d make it back to the airstrip, but chose not to so as not to put the public in danger.

    Instead, according to Flint:

    “The last thing I remember is seeing our airstrip from a few miles out and praying I would make it.

    “Later, my coworkers told me I landed and immediately stopped my plane. They described me as being unresponsive, shaking and slumped over in my seat … I do not remember landing or being pulled from the plane.”

    Flint said various doctors, including his longtime hometown doctor, refused to consider that his recent COVID-19 vaccination caused his symptoms. Instead, he was prescribed Meclizine for vertigo and Xanax for panic attacks.

    According to Flint, doctors told him he would be “completely better within two days.” But two days later, Flint “could barely walk without falling over.”

    Seeking a second opinion, Flint visited the Ear & Balance Institute in Louisiana, where he was diagnosed with left and right perilymphatic fistulas (a lesion in the inner ear), and highly elevated intracranial pressure due to swelling in his brainstem.

    As Flint described it, “[m]y intracranial pressure had risen so high that it caused both of my inner ears to ‘blow out.’” Doctors told him this is usually caused by major head trauma.

    “Obviously, I did not have head trauma,” said Flint. “What I did have, though, was an unapproved and experimental ‘vaccine’ just two days prior to suffering this bodily damage.”

    “My doctors [at the Ear & Balance Institute] clearly stated my health issues were a direct result of a severe adverse reaction to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine,” he added.

    Flint says he now cannot receive renewed medical certification from the FAA due to the injuries he sustained, the physical condition he is currently in and “the fact that I will be on the FAA-unapproved medicine Diamox for the foreseeable future.”

    Like Snow, Flint believes “it is … highly unlikely that I’ll ever be able to fly again,” adding, “On most days, I am too dizzy to even safely drive a vehicle.”

    Greg Pierson, like Snow and Flint, shared a similar story. A commercial pilot with a major U.S. airline that is also a federal contractor, he was mandated to get vaccinated.

    Pierson told The Defender:

    “I felt extremely pressured to consider getting vaccinated, even though I am adamant against any mandates that violate personal freedom choices.

    “I did research and consulted several medical professionals regarding the associated risks.

    “I have never had a flu shot in my lifetime, so this was not something I wanted to do. I reluctantly received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on August 26, 2021.”

    For Pierson, the onset of symptoms was almost immediate, beginning “approximately 14 hours” after receiving the vaccine, when he experienced “an extremely erratic and highly elevated heart rate.”

    Pierson visited a local emergency room, where he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. His condition was stabilized and he was soon discharged, though he remained on medication to help his heart return to a normal rhythm.

    While Pierson says he has not experienced any further episodes, he nevertheless still has not been cleared to return to the cockpit.

     

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    Henry
    Henry
    1 year ago

    This is called “false equivalency”. I got the vaccine. Then I stumped my toe. Therefore, the vaccine caused the sore toe.

    Caitlin
    Caitlin
    1 year ago

    Fauci’s Legacy. Vaccines that don’t work. Worse yet, Vaccines that cripple.

    Michael A….
    Michael A….
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Caitlin

    Trump claimed responsibility for the vaccines. Let’s not conveniently whitewash that fact.

    Michael A….
    Michael A….
    1 year ago

    Anyone this stupid isn’t qualified to be a pilot. The vaccines do a great job weeding out the LOSERS.

    Mike H
    Mike H
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Michael A….

    You sure are open minded…. Calling pilots who you disagree with stupid. From your earlier comment about Trump it sounds like you are suffering from Trump Derangement syndrome

    Billy D
    Billy D
    1 year ago
    Reply to  Mike H

    Nah, (s)he’s just a weak minded pansy.

    Jake
    Jake
    1 year ago

    No scientific proof, just some people attributing illness to the vaccine. No studies to back up these assertions.

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