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 With him I obtained the monoplane "Pilot license". So I became the holder of all the licenses of the International Aeronautical Federation: — Free balloon pilot, airship pilot, biplane pilot and monoplane pilot.

For many years, only I possessed all these licenses, and I don't even know if there is anyone else who does.

I was therefore the only man to be truly entitled to the title of Aeronaut, because I flew all the flying machines.

To achieve this result it was necessary not only to invent, but also to experiment, and in these experiments I had, for ten years, received the most terrible shocks; my nerves felt tired.

I announced to my friends my intention to put an end to my career as an aeronaut, — I had the approval of all.

I have followed, with the most lively interest and admiration, the phantastic progress of Aeronautics. Bleriot crosses the Channel and obtains a success worthy of his audacity. The European circuits multiply; first, from city to city; later, routes that cover several pro-