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Offline Citabria

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #45 on: October 26, 2009, 06:39:01 PM »
Hblair got me started on this game in beta tour 2... came over from warbirds. :)

i noticed the flight dynamics got a lot more realistic after HT started flying that rv6...

I think buying that plane might have been the best research and development purchase he ever made.
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Offline Soulyss

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #46 on: October 26, 2009, 06:41:53 PM »
Quote from: Citabria on October 26, 2009, 06:39:01 PM
Hblair got me started on this game in beta tour 2... came over from warbirds. :)

i noticed the flight dynamics got a lot more realistic after HT started flying that rv6...

I think buying that plane might have been the best research and development purchase he ever made.

Does that make it a business expense and therefor tax deductible? :D
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Offline Ghosth

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #47 on: October 27, 2009, 07:19:49 AM »
lost first bbs acct in the big bbs meltdown in 01.

Think it was late sept, oct though when I first started flying in beta.
I know we didn't have a bomber yet, because I remember when the b17 came in, pretty bare bones, no bombsight, etc.

I missed the first tour of pay for play as Daddog was asking me to hold as he was in consult with HTC to bring the whole squad over from warbirds. (got us a sweetened deal too!)

Tour 7 I started as a trainer, and except for a few months off to prevent total burnout I've been here ever since and always under the same name.

There are a few that can match that record, but not many.  :)

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Offline TnDep

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #48 on: October 27, 2009, 07:58:10 AM »
Quote from: Pongo on October 24, 2009, 12:24:09 AM
Well logged on to the current version, flew some sorties and never made too much of an bellybutton of my self.
Was climbing to alt admiring the hellcat and realized its been 10 years since I started in the beta.
Tones of planes, tones of players,  Lots of vehicles. Soon to be WW1 arena.
How time flys. I probably played 4 years of that 10 years. lol
WTG HT and Pyro!

<S> all the guys with 10+ years I'm looking for a coach :) I can't think of a better place to spend $15 dollars a month it's fun it's legal and you stay out of trouble.  I'm a newbie at only 8 months in but over 10,000 plus sorties I can't get enough of it.   Thanks Aces High for your hard work  producing a great game. :salute
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Offline rob53

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #49 on: October 27, 2009, 09:20:04 AM »
Quote from: Westy on October 26, 2009, 10:29:06 AM
"can anyone beat August 99?"

Not me. My original login ID was Sept 99 but lost the info for that.

I think only alpha testers have August dates...
 

Over 10 years and two wives, countless hardware updates, and have seen many friends and players come and go.  I enjoy AH as much now as I did back in 'ol '99  :banana:
 :cheers: to HiTech Creations for their continued developement and support of a great form of entertainment and hobby.   :salute to the AH community, old farts  :old: and new squeakers  :neener: alike.
It's been a great ride so far and hope to stay with it for as long as it goes  :airplane: :joystick:


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Offline B4Buster

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #50 on: October 27, 2009, 10:46:49 AM »
Quote from: rob53 on October 27, 2009, 09:20:04 AM
Over 10 years and two wives, countless hardware updates, and have seen many friends and players come and go.  I enjoy AH as much now as I did back in 'ol '99  :banana:
 :cheers: to HiTech Creations for their continued developement and support of a great form of entertainment and hobby.   :salute to the AH community, old farts  :old: and new squeakers  :neener: alike.
It's been a great ride so far and hope to stay with it for as long as it goes  :airplane: :joystick:


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Offline Shamus

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #51 on: October 27, 2009, 10:58:27 AM »
Another old fart here, I think I started flying in September of 99, it was the second month of beta whenever that was.

Seeing a lot of old call-signs in here :airplane:

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Offline Flench

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2009, 06:20:44 PM »
Quote from: Pongo on October 24, 2009, 12:24:09 AM
Well logged on to the current version, flew some sorties and never made too much of an bellybutton of my self.
Was climbing to alt admiring the hellcat and realized its been 10 years since I started in the beta.
Tones of planes, tones of players,  Lots of vehicles. Soon to be WW1 arena.
How time flys. I probably played 4 years of that 10 years. lol
WTG HT and Pyro!
WOW  ! That's a long time. I guess it would have been right 10 for me too but I took a break.
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Offline eddiek

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #53 on: October 27, 2009, 06:24:47 PM »
hblair talked me into coming over in March or April of 1999.  Been here ever since, except for a stretch from 2004 til early 2007 when I just didn't have the finances or the machine to play.
Good to see you back, Pongo.  Holler at me in game, we'll wing up, just for old times's sake.  Good to see another old Assassin back in the virtual skies.   :joystick:
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Offline Pongo

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #54 on: October 28, 2009, 01:24:52 AM »
Eddie, good to see ya and I will see you up!
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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #55 on: October 28, 2009, 06:28:40 AM »
eddiek, hblair and citabiria.... i remember JG77 disappearning all of the sudden back in those days :D

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #56 on: October 28, 2009, 07:23:56 AM »
what's that strange smell ... dust and old geezers ?

I fell antique too :D
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Offline Pongo

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #57 on: October 28, 2009, 10:35:49 AM »
I certainly have noticed that my eyesight isnt what it was, time to get reading glasses to play or something.
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Offline Max

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #58 on: October 28, 2009, 10:58:40 AM »
And to think....Silat was already collecting Social Security when this all started.  :old:
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Offline AHGOD666

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Re: 10 Years!
« Reply #59 on: October 28, 2009, 09:54:37 PM »
It has been 10 years.  I started out back in 99 as well..  Brady got me in to this game.  Hey Boxboy :P  

Trying to get back into the swing of this..  Good to see old farts are still around :P

Back then was AGJV44, and can't recall what my old callsign was.  Sturm something.. 
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