The Pilots Pandemic

On this weeks episode I speak to Jill Mongene a pilot nutritionist. I get to know Jill a little bit more as we discuss her background and passion for helping pilots keep as well as obtain their FAA medical certificates. We talk about some of her success stories and Jill shares some advice on nutrition and how to stay healthy in and out of the cockpit. You can find Jill on Instagram @pilot.nutritionist and join her newsletter at https://linktr.ee/pilot.nutritionist/ . Don’t forget to keep signing and sharing our petition for reform https://linktr.ee/emneonicon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thepilotspandemic/support

Emma and Maddie sit down with Emilee to talk about her position as an Air Attack Pilot, her transition from 121 to 135 flying, tackling the ins and outs of being a woman in aviation & her inspiration behind flying. GIVEAWAY: Maddie is give away a free cup of coffee to listeners who rate, review and subscribe to the show. Each week we will take the names and put them in a random raffle. The winner will be announced on that weeks ep and Instagram (unless you tell us otherwise). Current signature count: 8,537 SOCIAL LINKS- Instagram: https://Instagram.com/thepilotspandemic https://instagram.com/emneonicon https://Instagram.com/thefitaviatrix Tiktok: @emneonicon @fitaviatrix Link for aeromedical reform petition: https://www.change.org/apilotspandemic WEBSITE: https://msha.ke/thepilotspandemic/ Emilee’s Social Links: @little_emilee6 @ladyaviators

Mandates & Medicals, what’s going on with (WN) Southwest Pilots? Emma and Mad talk Special Issuance pathway and the lack of foresight by the FAA. An aviation love story: Maddie details her stage 5 stalker on the ramp and how he turned into her husband. The meet-cute was written in the stars. ❓Random Q’s for Maddie: -Maddie tells about her Bachelor style dinner on the BEST date ever, & laments over her at home workout that landed her in the ER. 🥳BDAY PRIZE RAFFLE 💵 💵 Maddie’s wish is to get the Human Rights for Pilots Petition to 7,500 signatures. She’s holding a 200$ raffle for those who sign &/or donate to the petition. 💵1$ = 1 entry 💵1 signature = 1 entry 📌Donations go through our Change.org Human Rights for Pilots Petition 📌Winner will be contacted via email, to keep anonymous. If you’d like us to share your handles we will. 🚨 PSA: If you donate anonymously we will need to see a screenshot of your donation sent to our email: [email protected] 📌Our signature goal is 7,500 and Maddie would love to get to that goal for her birthday! 🗣SOCIAL LINKS: - Instagram: https://instagram.com/emneonicon https://Instagram.com/thefitaviatrix Tiktok: @emneonicon @fitaviatrix 💰Link for petition to enter into raffle: https://www.change.org/p/the-pilot-s-pandemic-and-the-urgent-need-for-aeromedical-reform?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_27196217_en-US%3A7&recruiter=1066829849&recruited_by_id=ff24e4e0-71c7-11ea-ae85-953541f00f43&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial 🔬ARTICLES RESEARCHED FOR TALKING POINTS: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2021/10/07/vaccine-mandate-pushback-grows-into-protest-outside-american-airlines-hq/?outputType=amp https://www.newsweek.com/delta-air-lines-fine-employees-200-month-if-they-dont-get-vaccinated-1622949 https://www.forbes.com/sites/graisondangor/2021/10/10/southwest-cancels-more-than-1000-flights-pilots-say-its-not-a-protest-over-covid-vaccine-mandate/?sh=55b5381a4ffb https://www.newsweek.com/vaccine-mandates-spark-protests-american-southwest-airlines-1636769 https://news.delta.com/bastian-memo-employees-outlines-covid-vaccine-updates https://www.npr.org/2021/10/12/1045380589/southwest-airlines-says-delays-and-cancellations-werent-caused-by-a-prote https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/10/12/covid-vaccine-southwest-ceo-gary-kelly-says-he-never-wanted-a-mandate.html https://smulawjournals.org/jalc/2018/06/01/the-faas-mental-health-standards-are-they-reasonable/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepilotspandemic/support

The story of a captain‘s wife

On this weeks episode... the FAA has turned a new leaf by removing some HUGE barriers surrounding mental health for pilots. Tune in now to hear all we know regarding the newest policy change surrounding aeromedical policy’s. • https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/june/01/faa-removes-more-aeromedical-barriers-for-mental-health-concerns • If you or a loved one is struggling, help is available. Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. SOCIAL LINKS- Instagram: https://Instagram.com/thepilotspandemic https://instagram.com/emneonicon https://Instagram.com/thefitaviatrix Link for aeromedical reform petition: https://www.change.org/apilotspandemic WEBSITE: https://msha.ke/thepilotspandemic/ SPONSORS: www.avi-foods.com @avi_foods_co Code:pilotspandemic