Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 28 Posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3217 times:
So as I near my ten year airliners.net anniversary (*bows* thank you, thank you, no really thank you), I was wondering who some of the other oldies are still around. Granted, I took a nice little break from the forums, but now that I'm back (every now and then), I am curious who has been around a long time and even who has been around the longest. I'll start.
I joined airliners.net on February 2, 2000 at the spritely young age of 16! That's 9 years and 356 days! Whew.... where's my cane?
Silver1SWA From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 4553 posts, RR: 26 Reply 2, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3182 times:
While only a registered member for almost 6 years, I contributed photos back in 1999 and read the forums for a few years before finally having the balls to register and actively participate in discussions. This place was intimidating back then. Back when many industry professionals with years of experience participated before eventually being run off by "know-it-all" 13-15 year-olds. And then, if you posted something that had already been asked, or forget a period in your sentence...BAM! Everyone jumped all over you.
But yeah, while my screen name doesn't say so, I have been here for over 10 years.
[Edited 2010-01-21 13:44:58]
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Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7882 posts, RR: 22 Reply 3, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3158 times:
Quoting Tbar220 (Thread starter): I joined airliners.net on February 2, 2000 at the spritely young age of 16! That's 9 years and 356 days! Whew.... where's my cane?
I joined (under my original ID) on January 27th 2000, so my 10 year anniversary is in just a few days.
I was once one of the more prolific photo uploaders on A-Net. Unfortunately I since moved to a place where the only planes are Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, United, Delta, United, Continental...
Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16896 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3116 times:
My 9 year A.net anniversary is coming up in March.
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 3): I was once one of the more prolific photo uploaders on A-Net. Unfortunately I since moved to a place where the only planes are Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, United, Delta, United, Continental...
Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7882 posts, RR: 22 Reply 7, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3113 times:
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 6): Still can't be as boring as where I'm at:
At least you have traffic in Atlanta. I'm at a frickin' regional airport... Same boring shit, and much less of them!
UAL747 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3069 times:
I joined Dec 12, 1999
I had my ten year anniversary this past December. Started lurking around sometime in 1998 or so. I kept wanting to see the first pic of an AA 777 as I would be flying on one the summer of 1999. So, it was just before AA got their first 777, whenever that was.
When did this site become a pay site btw? Being senior-citizen here has it's benefits I suppose.
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16316 posts, RR: 52 Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 3036 times:
You got me by a month, I joined in March, 2000 during my Senior Year of College. I've actually been visiting the site since '98 but I only looked at the photos and never participated in discussions. I remember very early on the general aviation discussion forums were much more technical in nature.
Seb146 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9911 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3024 times:
I guess I joined in 2000. I don't look, but I know it says on my profile. The same time I joined this board, there was another guy in high school who was on, too. He lived near Green River Community College, I think and I lived near the casino. We never actually met, but he did meet my then partner.
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 7): I'm at a frickin' regional airport... Same boring shit, and much less of them!
If we are going to compare "boring" airports, we get biz jet, Cessna, QX, Cessna, Piper, QX, Piper, Piper, Mooney......
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3019 times:
This rookie (six years, two months) salutes the pioneers, the hardcore, the initial cadre.
Happiness is not seeing another trite Ste. Maarten photo all week long.
JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2971 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3014 times:
I originally joined this site in February of 2001 under the username coolchris122. My current username shows me at 6.5 years here, when in reality I'm coming up on nine years.
Quoting Superfly (Reply 8): It's still just as fun now as it was back then.
Ihadapheo From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 6026 posts, RR: 59 Reply 20, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 2938 times:
Wow it appears that my 8 years, 128 days puts me in the new guy camp... who would think that I would still be here talking about vodka and tang, "bowling", BMWs with interiors by KIA and of course snow globes
Oh well it is time for some Geritol and a nap...
IHAP/Zippy
Pray hard but pray with care For the tears that you are crying now Are just your answered prayers
Quoting Srbmod (Reply 6): Still can't be as boring as where I'm at
At least DL/NW has different airplanes (737, A320, 747/757/767/777, etc). WestJet just flies the 737NG. At YYC, it's like this: WestJet, WestJet, WestJet, Jazz, Air Canada, WestJet, WestJet, WestJet, WestJet, oh look, British Airways/KLM/Lufthansa! Finally, some variety!
Anyway, I'm still a youngun, at 4 years, 217 days, having joined (free) June 19, 2005, a month after my 15th birthday, being First Class since December 25, 2006, and having read A.Net forums since before the FLAIRPORT debacle in Non-Av back in 2005.
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13368 posts, RR: 64 Reply 24, posted (3 years 4 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2908 times:
Quoting Sabena332 (Reply 23): Quoting Ihadapheo (Reply 20):
BMWs with interiors by KIA
rotfl
Those were the times! Big grin
Patrick
Not to forget the "Euro in the UK" and the "Lub-a-Boob" threads
Jan
25 YooYoo: Six years & 59 days for me. Considering i'm 41 years old, i feel rather young now
26 DocLightning: I know my first account was in college, so that would have been before 2000. That was back when, within a few days, you could actually view every phot
27 Vikkyvik: Apparently, I joined just in time to ask you two guys questions in Tech/Ops....6 years 176 days ago. I had originally started looking at the photos p
28 SXDFC: I started lurking around here back in March of 2002, always thought this was a facsinating site, and it still is! I wonder what this site will be like
29 Derico: I was just adjusting to high school misery when I joined...
30 Mdsh00: I guess compared to some of you old farts on here I'm middle aged. Around 6 years for me. It was some good fun.
31 KLM672: Despite being mostly on the non-aviation with a slew of girl help posts, I've been here for a while too, joining in 1999.
32 Mirrodie: Actually, I recall one of my earliest learning experiences here from Dreadnought. Since then, I've learned a lot and shared a lot of laughs. 9 years,
33 Virgin744: Ahhh, to be grandfathered! I certainly remember a few of you old farts from the olden days. For me, its been; 10 years, 72 days ago (November 13, 1999
34 Phoenix9: Ya sure Superfly...no worries at all. We'll get you the chubbiest stripper we can find How come we haven't gotten a reply from Gkirk? Is this the tim
35 DocLightning: Gkirk! We need you to fall asleep in a pub again!
36 ShyFlyer: I signed up originally in 2004 (I think) after lurking for a while. I'd been browsing the photos here since 1997 or 1998.
37 MIAspotter: My current username says I joined in November 2001, I am sure I joined before that under another username but I can't remember. I was also an avid use
38 USAIRWAYS321: Nine years in July - signed up July 11, 2001. Doesn't seem like all that long that I've been on here. Granted, I don't have nearly the post count as o
39 Type-Rated: Looks like I am one of the older farts here..... 10 years, 129 days ago (September 18, 1999)
40 Nighthawk: Indeed, 8 years, 131 days ago since I joined, although I started lurking from about 1998. When did the site start charging for memberships?
42 Sabena332: On March 21, 2002. I know that because I was the very first First Class member (I had a slow ISDN line back then and the site was loading way faster
43 Aaron747: Began lurking in late 1999 when I was in college, joined in early 2000 under a username I gladly can't recall, and took a hiatus for awhile when schoo
44 Tbar220: When you're an oldie like myself, being rude is part of your nature I keep hearing about Flairport and Snow globes. Dare I ask what this is all about
45 AirPacific747: I've been lurking around since 2002 or 2003 I think, and joined for the first time in April 2005, since then in 2008 again
46 Gordonsmall: For some reason I get a real feeling of nostalgia when I think back to the days before paid-for signups. I can still remember the shit storm that ens
47 Tbar220: They were good times! They were so light hearted and fun. Ahhhh if we could only return to those times of mirth and innocent youth Seriously though,
48 Kmh1956: I suppose to some of our 13-year-old "experts" I would be considered an old fart, but by a.net standards, I'm still a baby... I've been away for a whi
49 Dazed767: I'm pushing on 11 years in May for registered, but was on here before that. I remember when the site had 25,000 photos haha. Justin
50 B727: I joined 10 years, 94 days ago (October 23, 1999) A great site. In the begining I would check the fourms 2-3 times a day. B727 Glenn
51 Sudden: 9 years in a couple of months. It was during your time. Do a search and you will find some pretty odd stuff including Flairport and snow globes. It ca
52 AviationMaster: Been a long time since I had a life According to my profile: 10 years, 89 days ago (October 28, 1999)
53 DAL7e7: I'm technically a newbie at 5 years, 209 days. I remember forgetting the name of the site and having to google it in order to find it and spending hou
54 4holer: The oldest post I can find under my old username (jtb106) was Feb 18, 2000. I miss the olden days too. I remember if an issue came up, Johan would ans
55 Seb146: And, remember, respect your elders, sonny!
56 Brick: I think so far I might be the oldest with regard to the registration date, though I do remember discovering this website in 1998: Joined Airliners.net
57 Sudden: By reading above, many of us miss "the good old days" on Anet. A bit of a shame actually as this also means that many members with lots of knowledge i
58 Usair320: I joined in 2003, but my cousin almost exlusivley used my membership for a year (03-04) or so back when he was about 13 years old. So there have essen
59 Kaitak: Well, I'm here for just a shade over 10 years; I still remember my first post - something to do with the JAL 747 "SUD" domestic fleet ... It's been a
60 Chrisair: I've been here since 1997 back before there were forums. I registered this s/n in Sept. 2000, but had a couple other ones before this. It was a fantas
61 4holer: that would be this one: Ill Tempered Celebrities In The Air! (by Baexecutive Jan 6 2010 in Civil Aviation) From link on reply 15, response #98 is him
62 Cytz_pilot: Wow golly, I joined in December 1999 I think. I mainly joined to upload my photos, but it wasn't too long before the quality standards of uploads outp
63 Mexicana757: I'm 8 years, 279 days old, joined April 20, 2001 . Going for the big 9! But I found the website in 1999 and lurked until I joined. I remember those da
64 Kmh1956: The quality is just fine; I prefer photographs in their original state, instead of after they've been edited all to hell and back. Original photos sh
65 Superfly: Amen! There are probably a lot of good and rare photos that have missed the database as a result. They used to make exceptions for rare, hard to find
66 Tbar220: I can't find it Can somebody please help me out with these? They sound so epic. Anybody have a link for it? When you're an old fart like me these com
67 Klaus: That would be the infamous "Do We Want The Euro In The UK?" thread, with 1823 posts between Jan 12th and May 3rd 2004... (Unfortunately this classic
68 Phoenix9: Here you go: Friend Flying FL FLL-ATL Friday. (by FLAIRPORT Feb 17 2005 in Non Aviation) Look Whose Got A Date... (by FLAIRPORT Apr 1 2005 in Non Avi
69 Sabena332: I was the mod who locked the thread back then. I didn't lock it because people were complaining that it didn't load for them but because the thread s
70 Tbar220: It would seem that the best way to get images on airliners.net if you don't have the quality equipment is to get rare or first shots. I can proudly sa
71 Sudden: That's actually him? I know he speaks several languages, Dutch being one of them, so that also made me think it was him. Don't forget the "can an air
72 Klaus: You're right... but there had been complaints about the size – even while it was barely halfway through...! Can you see it? This would be it: Do We
73 Sabena332: I am getting a blank (white) page. Very strange! I've never see that with another archived A.net thread so I guess that it is a bug. Why should the m
74 Klaus: It's been that way for a long time by now; My guess had always been that it might have been for fear of the bandwidth it might consume, but I doubt i
75 Sabena332: I also guess that it is not blocked because of the bandwidth. All the pics in the database need way more bandwidth than a thread in the discussion fo
76 Mexicana757: I remember that thread. I too just read the thread. By the time you got done reading, if you ever read through the entire thing, you just didn't want
77 AerorobNZ: I'm almost there. 8 years, 348 days ago (February 10, 2001)
78 AA767400: I joined exactly today nine years ago. How things and people have changed. One thing still remains the same, and that is the dislike people have for A
79 LH459: I started lurking in 2002, when my then-boss (PA110, where are you?) introduced me to the site. I didn't join until August of 2005, though, so I'm onl
80 Wingman: I'm coming up on 11 years which I guess makes me a regular dinosaur. I agree with some of the posters, this place was the Wild West back then. Some of
81 AC_B777: I originally joined a.net in the summer of 1999 with the user name "Air Canada". Then I had visions of AC flying the B777, so I created my current use
82 Reddevl442: 8 Years, 158 Days. Joined on August 19, 2001. This is my 76th post, so I'm not exactly active. Still fun though, and I remember some of the classics p
83 CanadianDC10: I dunno if i'd be considered an Old Fart. I joined in August 2001. Almost 9 years... However, I've been lurking since about 1999. Some people here are
84 RyeFly: I joined 9 years 217 days ago. My 10 year anniversary is coming up on June 21st. I dont post as much as I used too. Not a day has gone by since 2000 t
85 NorthStarDC4M: This screenname... April 2000 My original screenname, 1998 ... yea im an old gas release!
86 Tbar220: Whooo! I just spend a LONG time reading that entire thread. Unfortunately I'm stuck at home tonight sick. But when it got to the part about the snow
87 SCCutler: I am two days shy of ten years, and a great ten years it has been. Back then, I had a Legend Airlines Frequent Flier card, and no pilot's certificate.
88 Sudden: That's pretty neat. So how is the BBJ and house you got from Anet for winning? Serious though, did net treat you with anything? My condolenses. Anyon
89 David L: I signed up on May 17th 1999. I still have no life. Returning the salute, Captain.
90 Elite: 3 years, 209 days ... makes me feel like a boy amongst men! I lurked since 2004 but never joined until 2006... wish I joined earlier! Seen so much sin
91 Sudden: I did some digging (cause I don't have a life either), and the member who has been around the longest is Johan himself: For obvious reasons though. Bu
92 David L: Hmm... Maybe it was JR who chased away everyone who signed up earlier... or maybe it was me.
93 Sudden: Interesting point, as I was also under the impression that there were members signing up already in -98, right? Looks like the counting starts at May
94 RyeFly: Yeah the BBJ has been great to have these days thanks for asking! No seriously I did recieve an airliners.net t-shirt. Its pretty nice, I actually st
95 Texan: I lurked for over four years before signing up on December 22, 2003, which would put me at 6 years 34 days. I had a question about Alaska's routes to
96 Klaus: One shouldn't forget that much of the excitement in the earlier years was owed to the political situation at large. The 2000s have been a really dire
97 Srbmod: Sounds like the infamous Super Thread. I was going to link to it, but for some reason, I get a white page when I clicked the link for it.
98 David L: There were certainly a lot already on the forums when I joined. Maybe it's an administrative glitch feature?
99 D L X: May 1999. Yalls are just a bunch of pups.
100 Birdwatching: The oldest members according to the member search: (this is on the new forum software though. A.net was around before that date) http://www.airliners.
102 David L: " target=_blank>http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...layer I suspect the earliest three memberships are test accounts.
103 Chrisair: The forums came online right around then. The site didn't have them in its infancy. Heck I remember Pictures of Modern Airliners in 1994! I discovere
104 David L: Around that time, yes, but they were (or "it was"?) active before I signed up, otherwise I'd have had no reason to join.
105 HAWK21M: Its sure been a long time on this site....Mainly in Tech/ops forum.How time flies. regds MEL.
106 WESTERN737800: I joined 1 year, 331 days ago. I've been looking at the forums since 2002ish.
107 Sudden: How dare you to post in this thread. Aim for the sky! Sudden
108 L1011: May 18, 1999 is the date listed in my profile, but I joined a year or two before that. That is the date that the new forum started. My user name has a
109 UAL747: Did this site used to be called that? I remember something like that, or I could be just making myself remember something. UAL
110 JetsGo: I don't think it went as far back as 1994, but when it first came online in 1997-1998, I believe it had a different name, albeit a temporary name.
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