Jessica Cox (born 1983 in Arizona) is the
world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless
black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association (she now has two black
belts in Taekwondo).She was born without arms due to a rare birth
defect.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.Cox has not used
prosthetic arms since she turned 14.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 hercontact lenses.She is also a certified SCUBA diver.Cox
holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of
Arizonaand works as a motivational speaker...
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