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knees [[underline]] after [[/underline]] the flight was not evident in my person at the beginning. After I had strapped myself into the [[strikethrough]] narrow [[/strikethrough]] seat and had tried the various controls which are so touchy, I made rank surmises about the buttons and thingumebobs, and then had the Major give me the correct information and had five minutes struggle with the starting under his advising. There are two methods of starting the 180 HP Hispano-Suizas: one is to prime it, "stand off", and spin the hand jump spark magnets much in the manner of the old fashioned telephone; the other is to swing the prop in the regular way and as the blade is liable to swing back in a kick [[strikethrough]] across [[/strikethrough]] according to the ancient and honorable custom of its brother automobile engines, it is advisable to get back quickly at the instant