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Which quotation develops the central idea of the passage?
"From then on the family scarcely saw me for I worked all the week and spent what I
had of Saturday and Sunday at the airport a few miles from town." (paragraph 15)
"However, when the time at last came to solo, the period of training seemed to banish
nervousness." (paragraph 19)
"My first solo had come and gone without anything to mark it but an exceptionally poor
landing." (paragraph 22)
"I didn't realize it at the time, but the cooperation of one's family and close friends is
one of the greatest safety factors a fledgling flyer can have." (paragraph 25)