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Jessica Cox is the world's first armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Tae Kwon-Do Association. [1] She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect. [2] She earned her pilot's license on October 10, 2008, after three years of training, and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet; she received her training through an Able Flight scholarship. [3] [4] [5] Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14. [6]. Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive a car (she has an unrestricted license and drives a car without modifications), to type on a keyboard (25 words per minute), to pump her own gas, and to put in and remove her contact lenses. [7] [8] She is also a certified SCUBA diver. [9] Cox holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Arizona and works as a motivational speaker. [10] [11]
References
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/meet-worlds-first-armless-pilot-jessica-cox/story-e6frev00-1111118266349
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3681441/Woman-born-with-no-arms-becomes-first-pilot-to-fly-plane-using-only-feet.html
- ^ http://www.disaboomlive.com/Blogs/saydrah/archive/2008/11/10/jessica-cox-has-one-pilot-s-license-two-black-belts-and-zero-arms.aspx
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3681441/Woman-born-with-no-arms-becomes-first-pilot-to-fly-plane-using-only-feet.html
- ^ http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/12/02/104035-new-feat-with-her-feet-tucsonan-born-minus-arms-earns-pilot-s-license/
- ^ http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/12/02/104035-new-feat-with-her-feet-tucsonan-born-minus-arms-earns-pilot-s-license/
- ^ http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/messina/Content?oid=1306035
- ^ http://www.incfit.org/node/245
- ^ http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/messina/Content?oid=1306035
- ^ http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/messina/Content?oid=1306035
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3681441/Woman-born-with-no-arms-becomes-first-pilot-to-fly-plane-using-only-feet.html
External links
- http://rightfooted.com/ Jessica Cox's website