Jessica Cox Professions : Pilot Born : February 2, 1983 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Jessica Cox Handicaps are mindsets. Whatever it is that stands in the way of achieving something, that's when it's a handicap. I prefer to see them as obstacles or challenges. This is how I've been my whole life. I don't know any different. I just live my life through my feet. Jessica Cox challenges feet way It’s only human to have low moments in life because if you don’t, then you won’t feel the high, exciting times. Jessica Cox moments exciting lows Takeoff isn't scary at all - just the landing. Once you're in the air, you feel that sense of freedom of no limits. Jessica Cox scary limits air If you would've asked me about getting a pilot's license before 2005, I'd say you were crazy. After I graduated college, a fighter pilot asked me if I wanted to go up on a flight in a single-engine plane. I always had a fear about being in an airplane, but I took this opportunity to go up on my first flight in a single-engine rather than a big commercial plane I was accustomed to. I was hooked and made a commitment to become a pilot. I wanted to motivate others to not let fear stand in the way of their opportunities. Jessica Cox airplane crazy commitment Prosthetics just felt very foreign to me: You wear them on your shoulders, strap them to your chest, and they're heavy and uncomfortable. If someone gave you a hug, you'd miss that touch. They were more like a cage for me. Jessica Cox cages hug missing If you can fly an airplane competently, you can fly it safely even if something does happen. Jessica Cox airplane doe happens I had numerous flight instructors and contributors to my training to figure this out, so, it was a three-year process to figure out through trial and error what would work. Jessica Cox health-news I'm replacing what other pilots would be doing with their hands and substituting that by doing it with my feet. Jessica Cox health-news Similar Authors Albert Scott Crossfield pilot Douglas Bader pilot Hans-Joachim Marseille pilot Hanna Reitsch pilot Chuck Aaron pilot Cecil Arthur Lewis pilot All Authors
