Meet One Of Wonder Woman Of Today, Jessica Cox
In this post I would like to introduced those wonder woman of today. We may recognized some of them.but we really don't know them. What they have done, what did they do, how they achieved what they are today.
But wait they're not just an ordinary woman, they're exceptional, they are an inspiration not just to those normal people who born complete but most of all, to those who are especially made people.
I would like to introduced first to the steemians the first armless pilot who is the first to fly aircraft with her feet!
Meet Jessica Cox, she is the first world licensed armless pilot, the first armless black-belt in America's Taekwondo Association. She was born on February 2, 1983 at Sierra Vista, Arizona U.S. her are William and Inez Cox.
She was born without arms because of some kind of odd birth defects. She attained her education at University of Arizona and finished her degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2005. She was known for, armless surfer, armless scuba diving, armless ercoupe pilot and armless taekwondo. And received some award in the Guinness World Book of Record which the first to fly with their feet, US Inspiration Awards for Women 2012: Most Aspiration. Now she is one of the most inspirational speaker a keynote speaker who give inspiration and motivate everyone especially to those who they think they don't have a chance to do what they really want.
Jessica Cox flew her first ever attempt on a single engine airplane via Wright Flight in 2005. And on October 10, 2008 she obtained her pilot certificate after three years of training. And qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft with an altitude of 10,000 feet. She was trained under the Able Flight scholarship and performed under the command of Parrish Traweek.
Cox sports pilot certificate is for an ERCO 415-C Ercoupe which the Federal Aviation Administration specified a light sport aircraft. The Ercoupe was built without rudder pedals and was designed in 1940's. And as an alternative the rudder is interconnected with the ailerons through the yoke. In that way Cox can controlled the airplane with one foot on the yoke and the other foot controls the throttle.
At the age of 10 she began her training in taekwondo in her home town school, by the ge of 14 she received her first black-belt title. While attending college, Cox re-started her taekwondo class at ATA Americans Taekwondo Association club on the campus. The instructor modified the entire standard curriculum materials for the ATA in the effort to help the future students to use without arms, instead of punch Cox strike with her knee. And finishes her taekwondo training by second and third degree black-belt. And she also obtained the Arizona State Champion in forms in 2014. Be noted that Cox didn't compete in a special abilities ring. And don't under estimate this woman or you know where you will end up too, hahaha.
Jessica Cox works as a motivational speaker and already share her message to 20 different countries. She also published her autobiographical book "Disarm Your Limits" in 2015 to inspired everyone to overcome their challenges by sharing her own lesson in life.
And she was also the subject of the documentary film Right Footed and directed by Emmy Award film maker Nick Spark.
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