Author Topic: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?  (Read 12167 times)

Offline Sabre

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #165 on: January 30, 2017, 03:27:00 PM »
Just curious; I'm back after a long time away. Was just wondering who is left here that was in the AH Beta or first couple of Tours?

I was in Beta. I set up what may be the first special event, a Battle of Britain fight, using 109s vs. Spits (not historically accurate, of course, since we only had one, mid-war variant of each). It was in the MA (which is to say, the only) arena. Don't remember who won. Our Warbirds squadron, the Buccaneers, moved en masse to the AH beta. :salute
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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #166 on: January 31, 2017, 02:23:27 PM »
Toad...of Warbirds Toad? Like WAY WAY back when?
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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #167 on: February 01, 2017, 09:20:18 AM »
Yeah, even way backer than that...AW ToadPS...WB Toad...AH Toad.

How you doing Dobs?

Funny how this genre has stuck with us old timers.
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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #168 on: February 01, 2017, 09:22:27 AM »
Doing well my friend...made the jump a few months ago and I'm kicking myself for waiting:)

Hope to catch ya in the air!

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #169 on: February 01, 2017, 01:38:05 PM »
Dobs, Dawger and the bunch have fit in well here.
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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #170 on: February 01, 2017, 02:11:15 PM »
Toad...of Warbirds Toad? Like WAY WAY back when?

I was -vlcn- in the CK beta, and -vlkn- in Warbirds. I thought you'd been here longer dobs?

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #171 on: February 02, 2017, 02:40:04 PM »
Good to see you posting here. Hope life has been kind to you and your family. Been quite some time since we crossed paths.
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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #172 on: February 02, 2017, 11:03:09 PM »
I was -vlcn- in the CK beta, and -vlkn- in Warbirds. I thought you'd been here longer dobs?

Naw...probably going on 5 months now...

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #173 on: February 03, 2017, 03:59:40 PM »
Anyone here who played RB on TSN? Not trying to hijack this, just curious. How about, simguild's Flying Circus?

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #174 on: February 03, 2017, 04:33:17 PM »
Ye gods.  Lets see.

I started in AW.  Then moved to Confirmed Kill (the original beta), then to Warbirds, then to Aces High, AH II.

Been inactive now for as long as most of the people playing have been here.  :-(

Had to quit flying  when my (very young) daughter said something about me playing "that damn game".  Realized I needed to take a break.

Now they are in college and eventually, I'll be back.

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #175 on: February 03, 2017, 10:35:12 PM »
I believe I started flying beta in the summer of 99 , I remember when HT finally put guns in the B17 loads of fun.

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #176 on: February 04, 2017, 01:15:58 AM »
Flew in AW from 1995.  Went to wwiionline when they killed off AW then went to Fighter Ace before coming here.

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #177 on: February 04, 2017, 03:36:11 PM »
Flew in AW from 1995.  Went to wwiionline when they killed off AW then went to Fighter Ace before coming here.

I played a little WW2OL while still here, with 3rd Panzer/dinkers group.

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #178 on: February 04, 2017, 10:27:37 PM »
I was there.  Good to see ya Toad - hope your health is holding up!  Last time we talked you were looking to get a piece of artwork done for your Dad.  How's he doing?

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Re: OK…who's left here that played the Beta?
« Reply #179 on: February 05, 2017, 01:12:10 PM »
Hey RedDg, long time.

My health is really pretty good. I can still follow a Labrador through the pheasant fields all day long with no problem. As long as I can do that, I figure my health is just fine. ;)

My Dad, who briefly posted here as Panther, died 19 months ago. He only made it about three weeks after my Mom died. They are both together in Arlington now. They both did pretty well right up to the end though. We should all be so lucky.
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