Author Topic: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH  (Read 966 times)

Offline Randy1

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It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« on: December 04, 2013, 07:51:53 AM »
WoW!  What a year.  So much to learn.  So much to enjoy.  So many good people.

Last night I ran into Latrobe, Soulyss and Drano at different times and different combos of them and different players.  We were all in P38s.  Great fights.  I lost them all but still felt good about my AH travels.

I am on the backside of my sixties now, I think AH is a real mind and coordination improver. 

It even helps sharpens highway driving skills.  I credit the game to saving me from a bad truck accident.  A woman ran a red light completely smashed by an overdose of antidepressants.  Don't think too badly of her;  her house had went on the auction block a few days earlier.  I saw her coming as I made my turn.  For a split second it was like n AH trying to avoid an attacking plane.  I could not stop in time so I tried miss her by accelerating.  She caught my pickup truck bed spinning my truck around.  If I had not hit the accelerator she would have centered the cab.

Its been a good ride.

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2013, 07:58:23 AM »
Welcome to your new addiction young grasshopper.  :cheers:


I just got a new truck, if my truck bed was to get smashed I don't know what I would do with myself.   :(
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 08:47:11 AM »
WoW!  What a year.  So much to learn.  So much to enjoy.  So many good people.

Last night I ran into Latrobe, Soulyss and Drano at different times and different combos of them and different players.  We were all in P38s.  Great fights.  I lost them all but still felt good about my AH travels.

I am on the backside of my sixties now, I think AH is a real mind and coordination improver. 

It even helps sharpens highway driving skills.  I credit the game to saving me from a bad truck accident.  A woman ran a red light completely smashed by an overdose of antidepressants.  Don't think too badly of her;  her house had went on the auction block a few days earlier.  I saw her coming as I made my turn.  For a split second it was like n AH trying to avoid an attacking plane.  I could not stop in time so I tried miss her by accelerating.  She caught my pickup truck bed spinning my truck around.  If I had not hit the accelerator she would have centered the cab.

Its been a good ride.

Good to hear you came out of the accident unscathed, and glad to hear you're enjoying yourself in AH.  It has a lot to offer.   :aok

Have you found yourself in your car merging on to a 4 lane highway thinking of "saddling up" behind the car you watching for the shot?  If not, you will.   :lol
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 11:00:17 AM »
I often see you flying around during my AH hours. Always a pleasure to fly next to you.
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2013, 11:50:51 AM »
glad you didnt get hurt, and maybe next time you will try a barrel roll with the acceleration  :D

 
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 12:07:45 PM »
Randy1  :salute

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 01:16:09 PM »
glad you didnt get hurt, and maybe next time you will try a barrel roll with the acceleration  :D

 

I think I tried that.

Thanks guys.  I look forward to the next year.

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2013, 01:18:37 PM »
You will also find yourself looking at cell phone towers as radar masts.  Then looking up for a Pony dropping a 1k egg  :bhead

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2013, 01:30:17 PM »
 :salute Randy1
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 01:32:12 PM »
Welcome to your new addiction young grasshopper.  :cheers:


I just got a new truck, if my truck bed was to get smashed I don't know what I would do with myself.   :(
let me guess a brand new f150?


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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2013, 03:37:35 PM »
That's really good to hear Randy <S>

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2013, 03:39:43 PM »
 :salute Randy1, I had a blast in that fight last night!  :aok

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2013, 04:48:48 PM »
Glad to hear you are having fun with the game Randy.  :aok
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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2013, 05:09:59 PM »
glad you didnt get hurt, and maybe next time you will try a barrel roll with the acceleration  :D

 

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Re: It's Been A Year Now Since Joining AH
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2013, 05:47:33 PM »
Great post, Randy1 !

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I am on the backside of my sixties now, I think AH is a real mind and coordination improver.

I wholeheartedly agree with you about the mind and hand/eye coordination benefits received from playing this game in ones sixties. I'm on the forward side of my sixties and I credit this game with keeping me alert and active mentally and physically and thinking in at least four dimensions...pitch, yaw, roll, and time: when one reflects upon all of the brain activity that takes place in simply thinking about attacking an aerial opponent, and the eye, hand, and (if you have rudder pedals), foot coordination that takes place to put you into position to even begin to think about firing your guns...well...it just benefits us elderly folk in so many ways.

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