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Marco Cherubini - RV-7

Marco Cherubini is a paraplegic, but that didn’t stop him from building an RV-7 and fulfilling his dreams of flight.

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Russ Pinder - Foxbat

How a paraplegic pilot manages complete independence from arriving at the airfield to leaving it. I do get a lot of questions about how I manage my flying and many people are surprised when I explain that I can do everything from arriving at the airfield to leaving it without any help or having to rely at all on other people.

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Leslie Irby - Sky Arrow 600

On July 23rd, 2019, Leslie Irby made history, although she’d be too modest to say it herself.

Following in the footsteps of her personal hero, Bessie Coleman, this East Point native became the first Black Female with a disABILITY to earn her pilot's license.

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Quincy Carr, CFI - Cessna Cardinal 177

African-American pilot disabled by gunshot wound becomes a flight instructor to share his love of aviation and inspire kids. Operation PROP provided the adaptive controls for Quincy Carr's Cessna Cardinal.

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Captain Stewart McQuillan - Heilicopters

After being injured in combat 25 years ago, paraplegic pilot Captain Stewart McQuillan was told he would never fly again. His refusal to give up led him to design a new method of flying, and today he works with other disabled pilots to help them get back in the air. Read more about his work with the HeliLeg and pilot training at www.returnflight.org

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Clayton Smeltz - Vision Jet Pilot

“Flying for someone like me is especially sweet,” said Clayton Smeltz, the world’s first type-rated Vision Jet pilot with paraplegia. Watch the video to learn how Clayton is making personal aviation more accessible than ever before.

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