parkerproducts Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I often see a lot of you guys posting and it seems to be a lot of an older crowd on here , I'm 27 but was kinda curious how many of they members were older gentleman ? It doesn't matter at all as the love of flying is the same no matter what . I read a post earlier talking about the 60's and 70's so it kind of made me wonder,regardless I'm sure you all have awesome stories id love to hear ! Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SL5891 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llivaudais Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm closing in on 72.... the avg age of the men in my group is probably somewhere 60-ish; we have a couple in their 50's, but some are a decade or more beyond me.... and yes there are some stories. Loyd Hooked since FS4... now flying: self-built i7-4790 at 4 GHz; GA-Z97X mobo; GTX 970; 16GB gskill; quiet, fast and cool running. Win 7/64: 840 EVO OS; 840 EVO (500G) game drive; Win10/64: 850 EVO (500G) for OS and games A few Flightsim videos on YouTube at CanyonCorners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm coming up on 56 in few days. I am always putting stories in my posts, I just can't seem to help it, for some reason. Most of them are even true ;) Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Once I met a Polish-speaking 11 year old online, who had bought fsx that day. I don't speak a word of that language. Somehow he found his way to the online server, and started a flight. But, he was lost and did not know how to fid his destination. He was in a 737. I talked him through it, half in German, half in English, Found out what his destination was and got him to where he needed to be, guided him through the instruments he was looking at, through the descent, and managed to explain the ILS landing procedure on the way down. He made a perfect landing, scored his first couple of points, and Enjoyed the server for a long time after that. If there's one thing I like about FSX it's that age doesn't matter. Wheter someone is 11 or 91, if they love FS(X), they are people you can talk to. Enjoy! il88pp [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TightGit Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 In my 70's, so I'm an old git as well as a tight one! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I just turned 68 for my sins and never felt sharper; I've been trouncing younger 18-67 whippersnappers in the online wargame leagues for the past 14 years including topping another league only last year under my fighting name 'Poor Old Spike'..:) PS- I was born and bred in the English city of Leicester which has been occupied by the Romans, Vikings and Normans, so I suppose I've got their DNA in me. For example Leicester was once a garrison town of the badass Roman 14th Legion- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm only 54, but feel much older this week - last week we were told that great-grandchild No.3 is on the way:rolleyes: Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Congratulations, Tim, but I got you by several years and three grandchildren; don't feel any older today than I did 10 or 20 years ago... until I try to do something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgets Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'll turn 73 in two weeks. Time does fly by. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]Intel i7 7700K 4.5 Ghz, GTX 1080 SC 1TB 7200RPM HDD, Samsung 500Gb SSHD, 750W PSU, P3DV4, Windows 10 64 bit Home Premium.REX,GEX,UTX. UTLive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budreiser Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Well, I'm probably not the oldest flight simmer but I remember reading the newspaper headlines about the Japanese capturing Corregidor. A month or so before and after I was 10 years old, I remember celebrating the VE-Day and VJ-Day celebrations. During those dark years I recall hundreds of PT-17 Navy Stearman trainers flying over my house from N.A.S. Lakefront, New Orleans to Joy Airport in Chalmette, site of the Battle of New Orleans. Also remember sitting on the sometimes cold Lake Pontchartrain seawall watching virgin PBY's testing their wings as they performed a water departure for the war effort. They were built at the Consolidated-Vultee factory, rolled down a huge seaplane ramp, engines run up then headed into the wind for Lord knows where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I was 79 years old in April.....but it is still safe to fly with me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 In the 70'S I'm hanging in there.:cool: However you may be confused by the Junior Member, Member, Senior Member tags hung onto our screen names. Those tags are related to how many posts each poster has made, not their age.;) Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Incidentally I heard on the QI TV show that no part of the human body and brain is more than about 10 years old because every cell is constantly renewing itself, some faster than others..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Incidentally I heard on the QI TV show that no part of the human body and brain is more than about 10 years old because every cell is constantly renewing itself, some faster than others..:) If that be true, I've millions of cells that aren't keeping up! Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 They don't make cells like they used to either, the new ones are junk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'm 10.....no wait.... I mean 74.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alverthein Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Hello fellow flight simmers...respect and love to all of you...I am 75 years old and love this hobby....and the advances that have been made for us to enjoy.....Happy Landings to all of you...al v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkerproducts Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Thank you all for they replies , as far as online sim if live to join any of you for some awesome flights ! I don't dabble much in the online section but sounds awesome thank you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScatterbrainKid Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Comedian John Cleese (75) said something I'm sure all us oldies would agree with- "As I've grown older, I've realised that nobody knows what they're talking about!" It's true, that's why most of us old grouches are often short-tempered at the mess our governments are making of things..:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zswobbie1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'm a youngster here at only 63. For my sin, I'm chairman of 'The Friends of the South African Museum' here at our local Air Force base at Ysterplaat (FAYP) in Cape Town South Africa. We look after & restore the heritage aircraft & our team of volunteers are busy working on a Buccanneer. We also have the only Avro Shackleton MR3 that still has engine startups once a month. I think that now is a great opportunity to establish 'The Old Fart's Flying Club'! Any takers? Robin Cape Town, South Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingnorris Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'm 48. Been flight simming since Flight Unlimited III, circa 1999.. CLX - SET Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9 10850K - 32GB DDR4 3000GHz Memory - GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 960GB SSD + 4TB HDD - Windows 11 Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick041223 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I'm 72 real glider pilot with 100s of hours.. Sent from my SM-G928I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Incidentally I heard on the QI TV show that no part of the human body and brain is more than about 10 years old because every cell is constantly renewing itself, some faster than others..:) Now wait just a minute:mad: If that's the case, then where the hell are all of my new hair cells? No wonder I have to wear my hat all the dang time! And I'm only 27....+20.....+20....I'd better stop counting:rolleyes::eek: Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacey1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 I will be 82 on May 13th Loved flightsimming since I don't remember when - lol Still going strong at this time. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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