Handicapped Pilots

[Kevin Clarke]

What resources are available for people with physical handicaps to
become pilots? I remember an article in AOPA PILOT about a blind person
flying, that was a few months ago, but what about in general? People
that are confined to wheelchairs, etc.

Any info or pointers to material on that?

thanks,
KC

[Jim Macklin]

Sure

Welcome to IWA
All of these planes have been successfully equipped
with a hand control for leg-handicapped pilots. Used
airplane prices can range from $20000 to $300000. ...
www.wheelchairaviators.org/info.html - 25k - Cached -
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"Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
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| What resources are available for people with physical
handicaps to
| become pilots? I remember an article in AOPA PILOT about a
blind person
| flying, that was a few months ago, but what about in
general? People
| that are confined to wheelchairs, etc.
|
| Any info or pointers to material on that?
|
| thanks,
| KC

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
"Jim Macklin" > wrote:

> Sure
>
> Welcome to IWA
> All of these planes have been successfully equipped
> with a hand control for leg-handicapped pilots. Used
> airplane prices can range from $20000 to $300000. ...
> www.wheelchairaviators.org/info.html - 25k - Cached -
> Similar pages
>
> Google "handicapped pilots" to find over a million
> more pages.

A few weekas ago, a young woman with no arms (Yes -- she uses her feet
for everything) went to lunch with some of our Gaggle. She is learning
in an Ercoupe. A friend took her along in his SX-300, which she flew
with her feet on the stick!.

She is supposed to appear on Oprah some time soon.

[Kevin Clarke]

thanks guys. I also came across this article on the AOPA website.

http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/inst_reports2.cfm?article=4821

There are several articles supporting folks who have physical disabilities.

And to those who wrote to me encouraging me in private, thanks but I am
already a pilot who full use of all my faculties, save mental from time
to time! :^)

KC

Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jim Macklin" > wrote:
>
>> Sure
>>
>> Welcome to IWA
>> All of these planes have been successfully equipped
>> with a hand control for leg-handicapped pilots. Used
>> airplane prices can range from $20000 to $300000. ...
>> www.wheelchairaviators.org/info.html - 25k - Cached -
>> Similar pages
>>
>> Google "handicapped pilots" to find over a million
>> more pages.
>
> A few weekas ago, a young woman with no arms (Yes -- she uses her feet
> for everything) went to lunch with some of our Gaggle. She is learning
> in an Ercoupe. A friend took her along in his SX-300, which she flew
> with her feet on the stick!.
>
> She is supposed to appear on Oprah some time soon.

[Ross]

Kevin Clarke wrote:
> What resources are available for people with physical handicaps to
> become pilots? I remember an article in AOPA PILOT about a blind person
> flying, that was a few months ago, but what about in general? People
> that are confined to wheelchairs, etc.
>
> Any info or pointers to material on that?
>
> thanks,
> KC
The chief pilot for ChallengeAir is in a wheel chair and a great guy.

http://www.challengeair.org/
--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI