June 19, 20223 yr 84 -- have been softcore airplane game player since 1998, MS Combat Flight Simulator.
June 19, 20223 yr 37. Simming since FS9 back in 2005. Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
June 20, 20223 yr 54 Psion Flight Simulator for the ZX Spectrum 48k (Christmas 1982) Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
June 20, 20223 yr Moderator I wonder how many of the older simmers are or were licensed pilots IRL. I had my CMSEL with IFR rating long before I started simming. When I stopped flying (medical) I got into simming just to keep my skills up. RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
June 20, 20223 yr On 6/19/2022 at 6:58 AM, edpatino said: 112, feeling a bit tired and confused Really? Kudos to you. The oldest living person is 119 as of 2022. Hardware: i7-8700k, GTX 1070-ti, 32GB ram, NVMe/SSD drives with lots of free space. Software: latest Windows 10 Pro, P3Dv4.5+, FSX Steam, and lots of addons (100+ mostly Orbx stuff).
June 20, 20223 yr 19 hours ago, regis9 said: From that perspective my first flight sim was wandering around my neighbourhood with die cast airplane flying “long haul” from my house to one block over Strombecker wood kit of a Boeing 'China Clipper' followed by other Strombecker kits after that. Rubber band launched balsa gliders. During WW2 paper paste together cutouts with a penny in the nose for balance. They flew pretty well if you had a hill or easy to climb treetop to launch them from. The empty lot at the end of Larkin Street overlooking the bay and Alcatraz was a perfect spot. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
June 20, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, vgbaron said: I wonder how many of the older simmers are or were licensed pilots Went as far as a commercial rating before the girls got to high school and the money dried up. First soloed in a Luscombe 8E on floats. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
June 20, 20223 yr On 6/19/2022 at 2:14 AM, FSC190 said: In our community (www.fsc-ev.de), our 270 members have a average age of 67.5 years Age Count Prozent -40 9 3,3% 41-50 15 5,6% 51-60 49 18,1% 61-70 79 29,3% 71-80 73 27,0% 81-100 45 16,7% 270 100,0% The youngest member is 14, the oldest 93 (always ahead of others, when it comes to new Addons 🙂 ) I'm 62 and simulate since Sublogic FS2 on Atari When was this taken? I'm curious if they have specific info on xbox users and MSFS also. Where do Xbox MSFS users post? Btw, my first flight sim was Spectrum Holobyte's Falcon AT, but I'm not sure if that counts as a flight sim. Hardware: i7-8700k, GTX 1070-ti, 32GB ram, NVMe/SSD drives with lots of free space. Software: latest Windows 10 Pro, P3Dv4.5+, FSX Steam, and lots of addons (100+ mostly Orbx stuff).
June 20, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, bofhlusr said: Really? Kudos to you. The oldest living person is 119 as of 2022. Not really, just joking. When I first saw the thread I thought it was a bit hilarious, but then I realized that it could interesting. I'm 67 and simming since the first version of Microsoft back in the early '80s, and also used the SubLogic simulator. Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
June 20, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, vgbaron said: I wonder how many of the older simmers are or were licensed pilots IRL. I had my CMSEL with IFR rating long before I started simming. When I stopped flying (medical) I got into simming just to keep my skills up. First demo flight in 1957. Got my license in 1958 (Del Monte Aviation - KMRY). Like you, a medical glitch stopped all that some years ago. And I also got into simming just because I love the art of flying. Not all that eye-candy stuff though. It's the flying part I'm interested in. God, I do miss the real thing though. At the wet rate for even a C172 couldn't afford it now. But I'll always have the memories. Sigh.......... Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
June 20, 20223 yr Began flying in '71 with PPL in '72. Was going to go thru the slate of commercial, multi, IFR, etc. when a career change and marriage took me out of flying going into the 80's. After that the affordability just wasn't there for me anymore (or the time to put into it). I never lost my love for it - the advent of computers and even the first sims were like manna from heaven for me as I really enjoyed IFR procedures and I was able to practice them virtually. Randall Rocke
June 21, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, vgbaron said: I wonder how many of the older simmers are or were licensed pilots IRL. I had my CMSEL with IFR rating long before I started simming. When I stopped flying (medical) I got into simming just to keep my skills up. Majority younger people I have met were summing before getting pilot certificate. But folks who got their pilot certificates in 60th, 70th and 80th definitely didn't have much summing options. Right now however is like a golden time for simmers. Sims matured so much since days of Sublogic ATP! Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
June 21, 20223 yr 34. The first sim/game that I tried when I was kid when my father bought me a PS: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 64GB DDR5 6000MHZ RAM, RX7900XT, FreeSync 165hz 1440p display
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