hso, thanks for passing on the story about Dave Jacka, who suffered an injury that left him with no lower limb use, and only very limited use of his upper limbs....fortunately his brain is still incredibly intact, and he flies a Jabaru that he has modified to manage very well.
If you can manage to drive a car, you can fly an aeroplane, in Australia, anyhow. His story is very well presented in the link provided by hso....
The point is made that usually those who suffer spinal injury are young reckless males, who dive into shallow water, drive motor bikes, or enjoy other dangerous pursuits, like serving in the military. Exactly those who may most enjoy learning to fly. My late husband was told to stop playing golf because of his dicky ticker, so he took up flying gliders instead....much safer!
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