maxter Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 That time has flown, thanks JayKae for the heads up. Having started in flightsimming since 1984/85 I have been a member of many forums and I have to say, thanks to JV, JayKae and the rest of the team for supplying us with the best and friendliest hang out place in flightsimdom Looking forward to the next 5 years. Cheers and all the best to the rest of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricky76 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Great post! As a long time simmer myself (1985 Sublogic) on the Atari. I have only been a member since 09' But this forum has proved to be the most "dramaless" and freindliest forum going. Congrats on 5 years! And seeining the way ORBX is going, it looks like we can enjoy at least another 5+ years here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Congrats Maxter, easily done with the help and banter that goes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokerZ Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I've been reading since 2008 (but never posted) and have used FSX on and off over the years. It was only last week that I finally got around to purchasing my first set of orbx scenery and now to start exploring. ) So congrats on 5 years and nearly 3K of posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Congratulations maxter five years on the forum, and i have to agree its one of the friendliest forums around and flying since 84 thats a lot of flights i bet mate. Here is to the next five years and more with all the gang here. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Kane Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Happy 5 years.....See you in the next 5 years Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Congrats mate, time flies when you are having fun ! Thank you for your participation and Ill have a toast to the next 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajc Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Congratulations to everyone! And look forward to the next 500 years! AJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimNZ Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Yep, it's been a great ride especially when you think back to 'Voz' as well, the improvments have been amazing, well done to all. Regards, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Very pleased indeed to be notified by JK a few days back of my "5 years" here which was preceded by my membership of VOZ as Member No.125 What great times we had on VOZ forums and what wonderful developments have been made by the gurus from there into OZx, FTX and other areas Thank you one and all (Dips lid) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hey thanks everybody for your wishes, just got back to Perth from Sydney and looking forward to getting a sim flight in this evening. Well I have done about 7 around the world flights in MSFS in light and twin GA since FS2002 and I love flying into and over some of the areas that I flew back then and experience the improvements and changes. Firstly VOZ, then Orbx and of course OzX have made such huge changes to the experience. Back with FS4, I bought an early version of ASD (Aircraft and Scenery developer I think it was called) and I have fond memories of recreating the coastline around Perth and Swan and Canning rivers as well as some other features. What was interesting about this project was that was done all on a patch of California coast as there was no Australia back then, so I used a chunk of the San Francisco scenery area that was pretty much featureless to delude myself that I was flying around my home town How things have changed now. I wonder what we will be doing in 5 years time. One thing for sure we will still be having simmers favourite product tribal wars, tweaking and talking about the blurries we first experienced with FSX way back when. Apologies for the reminiscence, must be a sign of getting old Cheers all, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yeah Jay sent me a note about five years on the forums and I forgot about it until I saw this thread, there are a few of us that have been around since the early VOZ days and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 That is right, I made my debut on BBS FS2BB so many moons ago, I only really got back into things just before BEV came out and when I saw a dude called Koorby doing some amazing things and well.. whaddaya know, he was an Aussie too, rest is history *grins* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxter Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Yes I remember copping an awful bollocking from someone in a FS BBS room/chat/whatever for having the temerity to ask how to install a Electra add on would have been back in around 1990/91 maybe. The FS guys were a pretty insular lot in those day, but a few really helpful ones. Then came web browsers wings.ark.com and the Comox Valley Flight Sim Stopover with Al Pelletier and rec.aviation.simulators My second machine to do this stuff was a 386 DX 25 Mhz machine with a 300 baud Dataplex DPX225. Now there is some history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andysim Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 my first pc had a Cyrix proccessor =) anyway grats on 5 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Wow has it really been that long, that's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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