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Ah, the good ol days - Geno Mancini - 08-19-2026 40 years ago I realized the Rotorway engine was under powered. So I designed and built an aluminum block V6 4.3L chevy driving my custom built planetary transmission. It had to run backwards, meaning a custom crank and a custom cam shaft. It made over 300 hp and I had over 50k in the engine alone. And that was when 50k actually ment something. There was no internet back then, you gained knowledge by reading and talking to people. I actually had one of the first IBM floppy disk computers. It had a huge 10 megabite hard drive with 2 floppy disk drives. Fast forward 40 years, I now fly an Allison turbine, more reliable with less moving parts. I've always been a designer/builder as far back as I can remember. I was at my grandpa's side, as a little boy, helping him with his projects. Then I built a dune buggy when I was 15 years old and have been building ever since. I've had quite a few adventures in the past, including dune buggys, dirt bikes, street bikes, snowmobiles, race cars. I have no desire to do those things anymore. Once you've built/fly your own helicopter, nothing else compares. Here's a few pictures of my past.  RE: Ah, the good ol days - Orv Neisingh - 08-19-2026 That is quite a history of accomplishments Geno. Very impressive. 🚁🥳🏎️🏍️