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of him rather than behind him. It is said that Vernon Castle, who is a captain in the R.F.C. stationed at Camp Sherman over yonder, had to kill a beginner to get the controls loose. I believe a story of this sort because I know it can happen. Again, the throttle is in the rear cockpit - so is the [[strikethrough]]  anered [[/strikethrough]] ^[[aneroid]] altimeter ^[[switch, petrol stopcock,]] and engine revolution counter. You must watch the "rev. counter" for engine perfection. The blade must never drop below 1250 for safety in the JN4D model. And the altimeter is necessary until you can accurately judge height so that in case of a "forced landing" you can better estimate the "gliding distance". In case of a crash the engine is usually driven straight back, and while the front seat is directly behind this heavy piece of metal, with only the gasoline tank (or "petrol" tank as we must soon know it oveer there) ^[[behind it,]]
the rear seat has the