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of yelling "contact". After many attempts the subdued roar is apt to burst upon the ear.

After the thermometer [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[begins to register a few degrees Centigrade and the oil has worked about a bit]] with the motor running quite slowly at 600 revs, the throttle is given and the subdued roar becomes a heavy throb and ones chest assumes the rhythm of the vibration.

If [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ^[[1200-1600]] r.p.ms are in evidence the mechanics may safely be waved away and the take-off [[strikethrough]] gr [[/strikethrough]] attempted.

I was fortunate in my getaway and once in the air again swishing along at an [[underline]] enormous [[/underline]] rate I felt as if I actually had sprouted wings. It was a strange and overpowering