Author Topic: What did the HTC staff do before AH? (Read 618 times)

bloom25 · « **on:** April 04, 2002, 02:31:45 PM »

I've always wondered what you guys (and gals) did before AH (or Warbirds)?

I think HT told me once that he was in engineering, but I've always kind of wondered about Pyro??? (I'm guessing he was a stand-up comedian.

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Puck · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2002, 02:34:18 PM »

HT and Pyro were the driving force behind Warbirds for years.

At least that's where I first (ahem) ran into them. When WB did the big implosion thing I kept track of all three fragments, ended up with HT's.

Lephturn · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2002, 02:59:18 PM »

Before that they were AW players I believe. I think it all started not long after HT wrote the AW film thingy.

But I'm sure some of the grizzled old AW vets will step in here and enlighten us... or one of the HTC crowd themselves.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:05:54 PM »

Pyro served your country (if you are in the US) with a stint in the US Coast guard.

I remember this other bastige from AW that used to shell us on the runway with his tank from a couple miles away...

Puck · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:16:23 PM »

Coast Guard? I suppose it would not do my standing at HTC any good to start in on the standard comments Blue Water Navy people toss off at the Coast Guard, would it?

I have some really nice photos of a cutter we 'escorted' from Perl to San Francisco 'way back in '85. Then again, when we did a medivac to Perl on a couple squids from a tender headed to Japan it was a Coast Guard C-130 and a helo that met us at their maximum range to pick them up. The C-130 handled navigation and refueling of the helo. Pretty impressive, and EXPENSIVE, operation for a guy who got a piece of sanding grit in his eye. We turned 30(+) knots for seven days to get in range.

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You have to be six feet tall to join the Coast Guard. That way ff your boat sinks you can wade back to shore.

Sikboy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:40:15 PM »

HiTech has a quote in my DOS AW flight manual... don't have it handy though.

-Sikboy

Superfly · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:44:00 PM »

Before AH, we all worked at iMagic Online (Warbirds) together.
Before Warbirds, I was just out of college broke and living with my parents.

Nate and I graduated together from Art Isntitute of Dallas.

funkedup · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:44:57 PM »

To prepare for their current jobs, Hitech managed an insane asylum and Pyro studied child psychology and babysitting technology.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:47:53 PM »

Prior to starting up the HTC team, HiTech taught writing 121 at Texas. He was fired after 1 term.

AKDejaVu

NUTTZ · « **Reply #9 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:52:09 PM »

OK, now that you outta college, what excuse you giving the parents now:)?

NUTTZ

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Originally posted by SUPERFLY
Before AH, we all worked at iMagic Online (Warbirds) together.
Before Warbirds, I was just out of college broke and living with my parents. Nate and I graduated together from Art Isntitute of Dallas.

Apache · « **Reply #10 on:** April 04, 2002, 03:57:10 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
To prepare for their current jobs, Hitech managed an insane asylum and Pyro studied child psychology and babysitting technology.

Gosh, I don't remember Warbirds being all that bad.

VWE001 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 04, 2002, 04:20:02 PM »

Pyro was a puddle pirate?!

Hey, what does someone say when they fall off the back of a Coast Guard boat? "Come on in, it's only knee deep"!

NATEDOG · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2002, 04:22:09 PM »

graduated art inst. in 96........ sat on my bellybutton and drank beer all summer, then got a job at FlightSafety that fall......... worked there for a year before going to iMagic..... at iMagic, I worked on Warbirds, Dawn of Aces, and Raider Wars for a year and a half. Then on to HTC for the last 3 years come April 12th.

Drex · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2002, 04:44:39 PM »

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graduated art inst. in 96........ sat on my bellybutton and drank beer all summer, then got a job at FlightSafety that fall......... worked there for a year before going to iMagic..... at iMagic, I worked on Warbirds, Dawn of Aces, and Raider Wars for a year and a half. Then on to HTC for the last 3 years come April 12th.

And has been losing bets on OU vs Texas ever since.

Drex

Aub · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2002, 07:22:56 PM »

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And has been losing bets on OU vs Texas ever since.

Drex

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