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 whose models have already been established by the experiences of the war.

To sum up, I think that we won't have real aviation until we have a large field, of square leagues, or even a small one, of a few kilometers, surrounded, however, by large plains that, although they don't belong to the school, offer good ground for the descent of the aircraft in case of need. We also need teachers experienced in the art of teaching aviation and that live, with the students, near the school.

I have already been made to feel that I don't fly anymore and, in the meantime, I still want to give advice. Nevertheless, I have given it with the utmost sincerity and frankness, certain that those who listen to me will remember that I was not only an aviator, but that it was necessary for me to study, think, invent, build, and only then fly! In the United States, Wright, Curtiss, etc., were pioneering aviators, they have not flown for 10 years and are now in charge of the organization and construction of aeronautics. In France, Ble-