I just found it remarkable that someone with Sergei Sikorsky's reputation was so willing to enter into conversation, with everyone in the room.
I got to go to the AHS forum one time, nearly 10 years ago. Our flight out was cancelled due to weather. Sergei was on the same flight, and my wife and I ended up having dinner with him. Sergei can make anybody feel at ease, and involved in the conversation. Including non-techical, non-aviaiton people like my wife. My mom had made the same observation about Sergei. But, he is equally competent talking to engineers, pilots, people in industry. And, with his command of languages, along with his natural ambassador skills, he would be equally well suited for talking to heads of state from just about anywhere. The magic of his personality is that he can hold court with all these different people at once, and not lose any of them. Having met the man, I wish even more that I had the chance to meet his father.
-- IFMU