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Published: May 17, 2009
University of Oklahoma student soars with one hand
BY JAMES S. TYREE
NORMAN — Eric Gaffney was born without a right hand, so he wasn’t sure he could become a commercial pilot when he arrived at the University of Oklahoma .

Afraid he wouldn’t get the medical clearance to fly professionally, Gaffney initially bypassed OU’s aviation school and majored in biochemistry. But after one year, he switched to aviation, and his college experience has been taking off ev...

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