How can you fly a plane without arms?

Question

I hear about Jessica Cox; born without arms, she is the world's first licensed armless pilot.

How can you pilot a plane without arms? How are the controls modified in order to let her fly?

Anyway: great respect for this woman. Absolutely.

I read the title: I thought this was going to be about weapons — Mou某, Aug 25 '15 at 14:28

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 29 '15 at 14:33

Jessica Cox explains it herself in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2IqpPSF9-U

She's using her legs in place of hands (I.e, using her feet to manipulate the controls, throttle etc) and she specifically flies an Ercoupe which has no rudder pedals.

How can you fly a plane without arms?

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