Who's the oldest flight simmer?

[pride545 30]

Well, Iam 69 and retired and living in Thailand and simming is a big part of my retired life!

[RWFeldman 159]

102. I flew with Orville. I do know I'm much too young to feel this dang old.

[Simmer12 0]

I started out with a Comodore 64 back in 1985. Still going strong at 81. Hope to make it a few more years.

[henri5 16]

I am 75 and have been simming since before the first FS - I used to walk around and make believe that I was in an airplane and that small plants on the ground were trees. I played the first MFS on an Osborne with a 5-inch screen (that was around 1980). Despite my age I am in perfect health (sort of) and fly around in the PDMG NGX 737 and the Captain Sim 767 as well as other aircraft. I just purchased Simplates for the Ipad my kids gave me for my 75th birthday so I can fly more realistically using SIDs and STARs. I bought Prepar3D and installed my FSscene and Ultimate scenery mostly by drag and drop, since I could not find the installers and all my roads in Prepar3D have disappeared, so it is back to FSX until I can sort this out. To all Geezers out there: have a good flight!

 

Henri

[tinhead59 2]

72 last August lol

 

72 Last August lol

[RWFeldman 159]

72 last August lol

 

72 Last August lol

 

Does that make you 144? I only want one one birthday these days and prefer not to even have that!

[cannylad 0]

Well guys, today was my 82nd birthday and I have been simming since the first Microsoft disc came out.

Quite a difference from todays offerings with beautiful aircraft and sceneries, I just wonder the future of this hobby and hope I have a few more years to see it.

 

All the best to you fellow flight simmers,

Cannylad

[rudder 0]

I just turned 80. this art. prompted me to look up my first flight sim. by John dow. it is on a casset played thru a Ti 99, on a tv like the atari game, only a white dot and a buzzing sound. used the joy stick from something like the munchin man game. Good old times.

[auster1 0]

You beat me by about 3months Cannylad!!

Will be 82 8/1/13. Wanted to fly all my life but could not afford it when young and, now I could afford it, am too old ! I even did two years in the RAF but was radar instructor and never saw a plane!!!

Simming is the nearest I am likely to get now..

Am scared of failing eyesight as my other hobbies are miniature oil painting and gemstone facet cutting. So far am able to make a fair attempt at all!

Cheers to all fellow simmers.

[SpiritFlyer 987]

Started w/ FS2000 and I am 57 w/ almost 10,000 hours...my 2nd favorite thing to do.. :blink: :lol:

 

Ah!!!!!!! I tried to resist, but I can't. I should know better, but I have to ask: "What is your 1st favourite thing to do?"

 

Kind regards,

[PCAviator 37]

It 's not me but I have a customer who turned 93 last month and is as switched on and alert as many half his age! Amazing really. He schools me on certain aspects of flying heavies regularly!

[kama2004 74]

56, started with the first version on a TRS80. Nice white grid to represent the ground and 2d mountains at the end of the scenery. Nothing to tweak except the $&@?!:;/ of tape recorder.....

 

Pierre

 

[Polar 30]

Well since she won't read this it's a toss up.... :wub: :blink: :lol: I love airplanes so much I could live in one or be one :blink: I really envey those w/ those great home built sims that have all the equipment installed ...by the way I live only a few hundred feet from B.C. Canada

 

Ah!!!!!!! I tried to resist, but I can't. I should know better, but I have to ask: "What is your 1st favourite thing to do?"

 

Kind regards,

[SpiritFlyer 987]

Polar,

 

So, when not doing either your 1st or 2nd favourite thing, you really can look out your window and see Canada! B)

 

Kind regards,

[Polar 30]

Ya, Abottsford