Feb 28

Wow…I say good for her!

- By Scott Johnson on February 28th, 2009

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  1. CWForney
    CWForney
    February 28, 2009 at 1:38 pm | | Reply

    Holy crap. That’s incredible. But I’m curious as to how she got that past the FAA as that doesn’t seem like the kind of thing they’d allow. Wonder if she has some yolk-rudder combo or what.
    I shall flex my recently certified flight instructor might and investigate!

  2. Gerardo
    Gerardo
    February 28, 2009 at 1:45 pm | | Reply

    Am I the only one that is thinking what I am thinking?

  3. Tolwyn
    Tolwyn
    February 28, 2009 at 2:01 pm | | Reply

    CWForney.
    She has her LSA certification. Light Sport Aircraft.
    Fixed gear, fixed wing. VFR conditions only, and she can NOT carry passengers.

    All you need is a… “Driver’s License.” Well, and you have to become certified. The thing is, there is no provision that disallows her.

  4. CWForney
    CWForney
    February 28, 2009 at 2:31 pm | | Reply

    Ah yes, the sport cert. I had a suspicion it would have something to do with that, but I’m not terribly familiar with the in’s and out’s of that one… And I tend to forget it exists. Homework assignment: activate!

  5. Ringo
    Ringo
    February 28, 2009 at 3:55 pm | | Reply

    Gerardo, I’m pretty sure you began thinking what you are thinking when she opened the cockpit.

  6. mercator
    mercator
    February 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm | | Reply

    Gotta love that t-shirt :P

  7. randomavatar
    randomavatar
    February 28, 2009 at 4:52 pm | | Reply

    Damn, she is pretty awesome, black belt, pino, pilot all without arms, no wonder she is a motivational speaker.

    *claps*

  8. Sarah
    Sarah
    February 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm | | Reply

    Outstanding! That is very cool. Like Scott said “Good for her”.

  9. Eric
    Eric
    February 28, 2009 at 7:10 pm | | Reply

    And… they won’t let me fly because I had one seizure years ago… though it was a several-hour-long status seizure and it was just 5 years ago. :(
    …
    All in all (envy aside), make your dreams come true, Jess! :D

  10. rtwod2
    rtwod2
    February 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm | | Reply

    Also, the aircraft she is flying is an Aeronca. It is different from standard fixed-wing light aircraft in that it is without rudder controls (foot pedals). The rudders are mechanically coordinated with the yoke.
    Still a fantastic achievement. Kudos!

  11. rtwod2
    rtwod2
    February 28, 2009 at 8:12 pm | | Reply

    Correction:

    Not an Areonca, but a Ercoupe.

    see:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ercoupe

  12. vóltage
    vóltage
    March 1, 2009 at 4:50 am | | Reply

    I call bs

  13. Sam Sam the Fireman
    Sam Sam the Fireman
    March 1, 2009 at 5:20 am | | Reply

    lol
    clearly photoshopped

  14. prion
    prion
    March 1, 2009 at 3:35 pm | | Reply

    ew putting contacts in is nasty enough without using your feet

  15. Lifeisaglitch
    Lifeisaglitch
    March 2, 2009 at 8:28 am | | Reply

    @Tolwyn

    Missing the point are we?

  16. Bowser57
    Bowser57
    March 2, 2009 at 1:43 pm | | Reply

    What a coincidence! I was on the laptop on my sofa telling my wife about this and she asked me to repeat the woman’s name. Turns out my wife went to school with her in Tucson, AZ (I’m English and we live in the UK).

    Thanks for sharing Scott.

  17. RustyShashin XD
    RustyShashin XD
    March 4, 2009 at 10:48 am | | Reply

    well you dont fly a plane with your feet because you have 2 arms/hands… but if you dont have hands then usingwhats to stop someome using their feet :D amazing woman.