She learned to fly a plane with just her feet. Now she's inspiring women in aviation around the world:
"I'm replacing what other pilots would be doing with their hands and substituting that by doing it with my feet," Cox said. The Arizona native was born without arms. More than three decades later, it's still a mystery why Cox didn't develop arms in utero. "My mom had a normal pregnancy.
After graduating from the University of Arizona in 2005, Cox began training to become a pilot. But it was not easy. She would need to find a dedicated flight instructor."I had numerous flight instructors and contributors to my training to figure this out," Cox said."So, it was a three-year process to figure out through trial and error what would work."And more important, she needed to find the right plane -- one that was compatible with her abilities.
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