As a member of the disability community, I have seen friends with disabilities adapt in various ways. It has become our way of life to persevere and always find a way.
At the beginning of my flight training, I met Stephen Hopson, who was, at that time, the first deaf pilot to get an IFR rating. He explained how he conducts radio calls—someone else in the cockpit jots down the radio calls on a whiteboard, which he reads and responds to. The example of adaptation inspired me, and it encouraged me when I began my journey of finding a way to fly an airplane without arms.
