WHen I started flying AH around 10 years ago I was solo for awhile. Couldn't fly for crap (not much has changed), I became interested in buffs due to my expert fighter skills. I started joining missions for buffs started by bmbrpuke and Racdogg. Through those missions I met another of their squaddies named Maxius. Max taught me the basics of divebombing and how to not totally suck as a fighter pilot. I joined JG44 soon after. 1177 was the CO at the time with doobs and knuckels assisting. 1177 left the squad soon after I started. I made some of my best in game friends during this time. I also fell in love with FSO. doobs then left followed by knuckels and the squad had a vote for a new CO. There were sour grapes over it and a large group left.
I flew solo for about a month when Racdogg contacted me about forming a new squad. The CLAIM JUMPERS were formed. The squad was great to start out. However, it kept getting larger and larger. Eventually, I would log in and there would be 15+ people on vox and I might know 3. I was the FSO CO for the squad and got my first CiC duty. Several squaddies gave me significant grief over my choice of ride for the squad and due to that I resigned from the squad at the end of my first CiC duty.
Flew solo for a few weeks and then I formed the 7th FS "Screaming Demons" with 4 of my close friends from both previous squads (don5090, geepel, Starke42 and WOLF359). The squad was great. Fly what you want, when you want. But we missed FSO. I knew Nefari from the 412th through FSO and since he lives close byI got the 7th hooked up with the 412th for FSO. After almost a year in FSO with the 412th, and losing 2 friends to inactivity myself, geepel, and don5090 joined the 412th full time. This group is a great bunch. There is no BS, no hidden agenda's, just great team flying. Unfortunately for them their squad vox wasn't prepared for don, geeps, and me. They have never seen such usless banter, smacktalk, and inuendo before us I'm sure.
