The FAA, major airlines and an aviation expert told USA TODAY that pilots have trained for in-flight incapacitation for decades. The FAA also said it is not aware of any cases of in-flight pilot deaths related to the COVID-19 vaccine.
) features a screenshot of a social media post where a woman claims her husband and other pilots are now being trained to deal with sudden death during flights.
“NEVER until this year has he ever had to while training in a simulator, practice for when a pilot suddenly ‘you know what’ and goes catatonic and slumps over and just while in flight," reads the text of the post."Well this year it is now part of the annual training and simulator practice." Comments on the post showed social media users interpreted the supposed change in training to be a result of the COVID-19 vaccine.
, a professor of practice at Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, echoed Kaji's remarks, saying the requirement dates back several decades. , a publication by the Federal Aviation Administration, said certification programs for flights that have two or more pilots should “include a demonstration of operations during the total incapacitation of a crewmember at any point in a given flight.
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