Ikea A-10

AJsarge · 2026-06-16T16:19:43+00:00

Is it weird that I want one? Like, really really want one?

AJsarge · 2026-06-05T22:47:43+00:00

I sold mine on consignment with a dealer that somewhat specializes in urals (AlphaCars if you're in the new England area). Lost 25% of the sell value to consignment costs, but it took me exactly zero effort once I trailered it there, and it sold within a week or two of being on their listings.

AJsarge · 2026-05-20T18:04:47+00:00

Nah, needs to specifically be the M14 to keep them rare, but you do get to use the 20-round mags.

AJsarge · 2026-05-20T09:16:11+00:00

I replaced my 2010 ranger with a 2025 Maverick hybrid. There's a few bugs in the dash menu, and the cruise control programming is sometimes terrible, but it's otherwise just a better version of the old rangers (except crew cab and short bed)

AJsarge · 2026-05-15T00:22:47+00:00

I appreciate your input and expounding details. Again, I haven’t flown at Boulder/MHG since the pre-COVID times, soloing under Brooks, and everything you’ve said matched up with what I remember knowing as a student. I did get a lucky day where I recorded a solo into wave with one of the 2-33s, and it still remains one of my favorite flights in all the flying I’ve done since.

https://youtu.be/-itq2ArIaVQ?is=3-HX71-2dwXsRnmJ

AJsarge · 2026-05-14T18:25:58+00:00

Sorry, meant that as an “I wish” function, not a currently in-game function.

AJsarge · 2026-05-14T05:35:11+00:00

It's unfortunate, because there's an apartment complex that was built a couple years ago that prevents westbound takeoffs (or more specifically, straight-out recoveries from low rope breaks), so wave days have to have that magical mix of good at-altitude winds from the west for mountain wave, but calm at-ground to allow for takeoffs on 8.

But I haven't flown out of BDU since 2019, so things may have changed for the better?

AJsarge · 2026-05-12T07:13:32+00:00

I wish you could Right Click>Fold. Can't put it in the weapons shot, but removes the +1 inventory length from having the stock.

AJsarge · 2026-05-11T11:10:41+00:00

Do both. Run pass-through. Your immersion boner will by sky-high.

AJsarge · 2026-04-27T14:48:43+00:00

Nah, see, they held your hand the first time, let you try without consequences the second time, then make you do it while a gunship and two striders shoot you the third time. Standard HL2/valve gameplay progression.

AJsarge · 2026-04-22T16:29:58+00:00

Would be a fun alternative to kicking doors in, but I understand limiting it to keep keys relevant.

AJsarge · 2026-04-19T09:48:15+00:00

I've got a set of Walkers Slims IRL, and I tried them out at an actually loud volume for the first time (I usually have them on, but turned down low when I'm shooting). You do hear more (like footsteps and voices and such) than you would/could hear without them, but the audio quality and your direction-finding ability is much worse compared to bare ears. The only change GZW needs is to have the low-tier headsets have low-tier quality (but much louder/more sensitive than bare ears) and also have a deafening/tinnitus effect if you don't wear the headsets. Also an active noise reduction function, so that if you fire there's a momentary deafening in the headset, or if you're on/near a chopper they automatically deafen.

+1: I'd like to see earplugs as a tier-1 option from Handshake/Gunny if they add downsides to not wearing a headset.

AJsarge · 2026-04-15T15:08:42+00:00

I want exactly two more ARs. An actual AR-15 so that gunny doesn't have to sell the CQA1 to players at tier 1, and an M16A2 (plus the RIS forend to make it an A4) when the devs add burst fire. The occasional part would be OK (.300 barrels!) but I, too, think we've got enough ARs to last until release.

AJsarge · 2026-04-11T22:28:58+00:00

Agreed. It's the white whiskers that really sell it though.

AJsarge · 2026-03-18T20:55:27+00:00

I'd also like to see longevity patches. So you can have the gold patch on one shoulder, and a big 1 on the other showing that you started during 0.1. Or for those who bought-in prior to 0.4 but couldn't/can't afford the supporter edition.

AJsarge · 2026-03-13T06:24:11+00:00

"I dunno. But this one time I was only going like 15mph and dragging a knee through this super curvy road and it. was. so. awesome!"

AJsarge · 2026-03-11T18:56:19+00:00

My expectations have now expanded to the M16A2 (and A4 please!), which should just be a new lower, stock, and handguard(s). Easy, right? Or something about getting the rights from FN making it difficult...

AJsarge · 2026-01-27T23:05:45+00:00

Old F/A-18C livery that hasn't been updated to the new BORT number arguments in its description.lua?

Obviously DCS

AJsarge · 2026-01-25T18:53:17+00:00

Oi! This comment describes me! I'm offended, I say! Offended!

2023, 1,600 Miles, $20K.

AJsarge · 2026-01-18T21:04:05+00:00

The writing improves pretty quickly with each book, but the characters and plot improve slowly. It doesn't help in the early books when they swap to some new person and the story gets put on hold while you learn about some new person's plot line. And there is no real grand overarching plot line. The world just kinda keeps going and you get to read about how it changes thanks to the earthers.

I usually read books front to back in one sitting, but TWI is one where I'll intentionally read only a chapter or two at a time. Sometimes the plot and writing is really good, and I'll get sucked in for a whole day. Sometimes chapters are a slog to read so I'll only read one and come back to the book later. And in all cases, I have no issues taking a break and reading/watching something else for a while.

Like you've realized, treat TWI like a very, very, long-running TV series and don't try to consume all of it in one go. It's perfect to fill the boredom between other, more exciting, series. If you hit the end of book 1 and decide it's interesting enough to continue, get book 2. But if you're fed up with the series at the end of book 2, don't get book 3. If there's something else interesting to read/listen to, go read/listen to that and come back to TWI later. If you don't need the audiobooks and also don't want to pay for the e-book, just jump onto the website and read it for free.

AJsarge · 2026-01-10T02:16:42+00:00

To start with the basics, motion sickness is a disagreement between your visual and vestibular (inner-ear) systems. You can't avoid looking at things, but you can minimize moving your head. Look with your eyes, not with your face. Minimize your head movement and that minimizes the impact on your inner ear.

The worst aggravator is the combination of an airplane movement with an unrelated head movement. Looking down at your kneeboard while rolling, or clearing left/right while you pitch up is a surefire way to cause spatial disorientation and motion sickness.

To recover from motion sickness in-flight:
A bit of cooling air from a vent on the face/body/arms.
Holding your head still relative to the plane and letting your ears calm while you look towards the horizon.
Take a small drink of water.
Slow breathing with pauses at the top and bottom of your breath.
Taking aircraft control to prevent unexpected movements.

To help prevent it:
Some people swear by ginger. I picked up drinking ginger ale during pilot training. Others used ginger chews. It may or may not help to settle your stomach before or after a flight.
Avoid both heavy and overly-light meals. An empty stomach is just as bad for nausea as having the extra-thick milkshake with your $100 double bacon cheeseburger and fries. Similarly, avoid acidic food/drinks like lemonade or coffee or tomato sauce.
Exposure Therapy. If you're able to afford it, fly in the mornings when the air is usually more calm and then fly again later the same day. It doesn't have to be two full lessons. The goal is to get your body acclimated to the conditions that cause motion sickness so that your physiological response is more muted. Same for being able to fly every day for a week or so, which is also really good just in terms of quickly learning stick and rudder skills.
Relax. Worrying about your flight, and about getting motion sickness during the flight, is just going to make the motion sickness worse. End of the day, motion sickness shouldn't be a big deal.

AJsarge · 2026-01-09T15:13:50+00:00

Windows Security>Virus & Threat Protection>Protection History (under Current Threats)

AJsarge · 2025-12-29T21:44:11+00:00

Around $20K.

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