spaceraver Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Thanks to all of you for still playing despite age. You guys have the experience and patience to teach. I was schooled not a year ago by a Vietnam Veteran in flying the KA-50 and boy did I learn alot. I wish I could attract my father to simming or just playing games at all, he's right in the bracket. Alas he's an old retired captain with 34 years of flying CPL at the RDAF and SAS. Said he has seen all the damn skies he wants to for a lifetime. Thanks again. And I will happily fly with you guys any time I'm home, be that just a round trip or combat. Anything with a Rotary Wing is fun and challenging. Use SRS radio. Saitek X55 Modding System Specs Mixed Metals: i7 4790K@4.6, 32GB Kingston HyperX ram@2400Mhz, Gigabyte GA-Z97MX Gaming 5, ASUS Vega 64, 3xSamsung SSD drives, FSP Aurum 1000W PSU, Custom watercooling with EK blocks, Vive, Virpil MT 50, X55 throttle.
Zimmerdylan Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 Encouraging! For those that decline multiplayer I feel very sad that you've had bad experiences and would really encourage you to find groups where you can be with like-minded people, it can be intimidating for some and aggravating for others. It is possible to lock out bad influences, and its more possible to have much more fun flying with people you know and feel OK with. It strikes me that those with the desire to, could reach out to the people that are listed here and set something up to meet just that effect, like run a group with shared aims, and if you haven't done that in seven years I'll do it. The magic of playing with other folks should never be missed just because you had a bad exerience with someone. I can tell you that idiots exist in all the age brackets and the over 50 bracket is certainly no exception, likewise, I've met remarkably mature young players in gaming that come across like their parents forged them with a hard book. It's the thought of folks older than me that keep me going and this thread is full of awesome, as they say. Much easier said than done. Being a busy person, I have limited and very random times when I am available to fly DCS. I get on whenever I can but it's almost never consistent. Not to mention that I am unable to commit to any particular time. I fly when I can and enjoy the time that I have to do so. But there is little chance of being able to make arrangements to be here at any specific time.
cichlidfan Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) How many of you still have your old computers? If I still had all of my old computers, I would need a second house, or a museum to store them in. ;) EDIT: In most cases my older machines get given to someone else. I am pretty sure the only one that I have thrown in the trash was my 1994 era 486 machine. The rest have always been rehomed either in part or as a whole. I have even bought parts over the years just to complete a machine to give to someone else. Edited December 16, 2016 by cichlidfan ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
DieHard Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 My old Dell with XP on it went to my cellar machine shop. I play CDs and DVDs on it but don't do the Internet with it. And I have machine shop stuff on it from that era. My Homebuilt I use as backup for troubleshooting in case my current Alienware goes down. I have never taken any of my PCs to a shop for fixup, I always figure it out eventually, usually hitting on a lot of various forums for advice. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
DieHard Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 Now that should get you some brownie points! Been married to same lovely lady coming up on 42 years in a few days. Maybe... Women are too emotional, I'll never figure any of 'em out. LOL! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
pocketedition Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 In my prime 65 Eligible for the pension since 9 months ago. 1st payment went on x55 controller. 2nd on Trackir. Some paid for food. Last week's on Huey.
reemit0772 Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 65 Eligible for the pension since 9 months ago. 1st payment went on x55 controller. Haha awesome, I'm only 52 long way to pension yet, lots of money-no time. Retirement can be lots of time-no money I guess. i5/9600K wc, Z390XP, 32Gb/DDR4, 1080ti wc, 850 Evo SSD, TMWH, DSD FLT1, ORs. A10C, UH1, MI8, BF109K4, SA342M, L39C, M2000C, Mig21BIS, Mig15, F86, C101, Hawk, F-14, F-5E, Spitfire MkIX, AV8B N/A, FA-18C, P51-D, Yak 52, Mig19p, F-16C, JF-17 OPF, Red Flag2, MusRel, BnboB, Tbs, TEW 3.0, TTQ, MI8 OFC, SC.
Len62 Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 Been married to same lovely lady coming up on 42 years in a few days. Congrats on the pending anniversary! My wife and I will hit 44 years on the 23rd.
Justificus Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 LOL Great thread. 58 here and got into flight sims while in the Orient playing Red Baron on an Apple II+ in the early mid 80s with a monochrome screen all wire frame graphics... Ah those were the days... not! Been with this sim since the original Flanker, through LOMAC, Flaming Cliffs, right up to the present. It's been a wonderful and exciting ride watching the slow development of the initially stated dream so many years ago... Still have all those discs, too. I'll be doing this stuff until the put me 6' under. My wife is very accepting. :) Justificus System Specs:i7 4970K @ 4.8, GTX 1080 SC, 32GB G.Skill DDR 2133,Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower Case, Noctua NH-D15 6 Cooler, Win 10 Pro, Warthog, CH Pro Pedals, CH Throttle Quadrant, Oculus, 1 32" & 2 19" Monitors Modules Owned: A-10C I+II, Ka-50, FC3, F-86, Mig-15, Mig21, UH-1H, Mi-8, CA, P-51D, BF-109K-4, FW-190 D-9, Hawk, NTTR, M-2000C, SA342, F-5E, Spit Mk. IX, AJS-37, Normandy, WWII A.P., AV-8B, F/A-18C, L-39, Persian Gulf, Mig-19P, I-16, Super Carrier, F-16, Channel, Syria
DieHard Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Congrats on the pending anniversary! My wife and I will hit 44 years on the 23rd. +1 Congratulations, also. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
javelina1 Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 Been married to same lovely lady coming up on 42 years in a few days. Nice job there buddy! :thumbup: Getting her to stick around all of that time. ;):):thumbup: Naw, that's some good stuff! congrats! Wifey and I are getting close to 34. Merry Christmas! MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
cichlidfan Posted December 21, 2016 Posted December 21, 2016 Still single here but congrats to you guys. My uncle was married to his wife for just shy of 70 years when he passed away. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
DieHard Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 I'm really glad to see and hear of all you guys over 50 that still enjoy flight simulators. I also see where most have flown some of the older sims. The time sure flys as the older you get...seems to me. I am waiting for 2.5 or what ever the stable build will be. Got a new computer and only want to load it with something I wont have to play computer tech. How many of you still have your old computers? Do any of you remember B TO B or Back to Bagdad? If you( first time I ever heard of putting in a second video card...outside of a 3DFX dual board) installed a cheap mono video card beside your evga or svga card....and a mono monitor again besides you color vga monitor and then pressed F7..woaha..you had the radar display on the mono monitor. I thought that was the coolest thing since sliced bread. (And I remember when most bread was not sliced...and the ice man brought big blocks of ice for your Ice Box..if you were nice the ice man would chip you off a small piece of ice....and of course the coal man...stayed away from him kinda..he would joke and say he would put us down the coal shoot. I also remember the Junk man coming down the street in an old horse drawn wagon with all kinds of stuff hanging off his wagon and his horse always had a straw hat on with a flower in it.....you can blame him for my addiction to airplanes...one day he had a toy plane...and he gave it to me..cause I always brought out a carrot for his horse..man was I the king of the block with a real metal airplane....I was 4 then. Laz +1 We ever run out of oil we just may revert back to this way of living life. Our old house still has a cobblestone coal bin in the cellar. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
cdrkrotchetyusn Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 52! ...you'd think I'd have learned to act my age by now.
cichlidfan Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 ...you'd think I'd have learned to act my age by now. What would be the fun in that?! :D ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Davee Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 What would be the fun in that?! :D Exactly, over 70 married 47 years. Beagles, my favourite 4 footer. :)
VampireOne Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 50. Started flying gliders age 13 joined Air Force age 20. Have flown ever since. First sim FS4 and loooove the retro feel of the F5 in VR. And without the G's for an ailing back. Hahaha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [sIGPIC]If you are still under control you are not going fast enough[/sIGPIC]
ac5 Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 56 here, and simming till 20..... Mainboard: ASUS Maximus X Hero Intel Z 370 CPU: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.0 GHz Memory: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR4-3000 Graphics Card: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Monitor ASUS PA 329 32" @ 4K 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 256 GB 1 SSD Samsung 860 PRO 4 TB Windows 10 - 64 V. 2004 CH Pro combatstick, throttle and pedals
sobek Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 Physically no, but misanthropy wise i'll take on any of you old geezers. :P Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
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