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Started with whatever I could build and whatever I could afford. An early eVTOL that barely held together, a high-speed FPV drone, late nights doing research at Stanford, a cleaner V2 eVTOL, foamboard wings cut on dorm room floors, a DIY jet engine that taught me more through failure than success ever could. Each project leveled me up a little. More questions, better instincts, higher standards. That path eventually led me to chasing ultra-efficient flight with a solar airplane that has no room for shortcuts. If you want to do aerospace, don’t wait for permission, funding, or the “right” moment. Start building. Break things. Learn fast. Try, failing, and learning from it is the name of the game. It’s really just that. #engineeringstudent #engineeringlife #buildinpublic #fyp #aerospaceengineering