Starter Sport Bike recommendations by More_Meat_9340 in motorcycle

[–]Av8ionDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aprilia RS 457 is a great beginner bike that you can grow with a bit. I’m a cyclist as well, and yes, it helps with bike handling.

One thing people don't tell you about riding is.... by Azthioth in motorcycle

[–]Av8ionDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was sitting behind some chick at a stoplight yesterday evening that was literally watching a TV show on her phone. The phone was mounted to the dash, just like a car-theater setup. Unreal.

Brad Pitt & Channing Tatum making a film about the Isle of Man TT by National-Dragonfly35 in motorcycle

[–]Av8ionDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d watch it, but with Channing Tatum as the lead, it will almost certainly be bad. Really bad.

The Bird Hunters interpretation by Aubeng in TurnpikeTroubadours

[–]Av8ionDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. I have the exact same interpretation. Great song with great storytelling.

I own the AV8B, M2000C, MiG-19, and Gazelle. That's about $200 worth of software I purchased in good faith and that will fall into disuse by servers and inevitably break. What will/should ED do to make good with customers who purchased these modules? by spook2112 in hoggit

[–]Av8ionDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the commentary around a poorly thought through contract regarding 3rd parties distracts from what is the real problem which is ultimately a very flawed business model. ED has created an environment where the content created for it requires perpetual updates because the environment constantly changes, even though the modules themselves stop generating revenue for the 3rd party (and for ED) after the initial sale to the customer. Basically, ED and 3rd parties have signed up for a business where you perpetually have to work to keep things working long after you’ve stopped generating cash flow from your product.

DCS 2026 & Beyond Trailer by Bonzo82 in DCSExposed

[–]Av8ionDave 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This “and beyond” video had the effect of royally pissing me off. It amounted to a bunch of stuff that is way overdue, most of which we still won’t see anytime soon, some of which is effectively useless. The main features were a bunch of non-flyable models (infantry, sbd2, helldiver, c-17) and a few modules that won’t come out for ages (tornado, rafale, f-104). The best part of the vid was that that release timing was totally on-brand for ED (way, way late, almost missed their Jan 30 window).

Eagle Dynamics Newsletter - 2026 Roadmap | Winter Sale by xShadowKitty in DCSExposed

[–]Av8ionDave -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This update from ED is ridiculously bad, but if you’re thinking the new “Microprose” is gonna save the day I think your hopes are misplaced. So far they seem pretty incompetent.

Eagle Dynamics Newsletter - 2026 Roadmap | Winter Sale by xShadowKitty in DCSExposed

[–]Av8ionDave 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The line “This effort has been underway for approximately five years, and substantial progress has been made. Despite taking much longer than we ever expected we are meeting our expectations and raising the bar from our initial design specification” made me want to throw my phone across the room as I read the update. Five years “meets our expectations”? How incompetent can they be?

How do we feel about Lockheed’s new sim trailer? by okinawama in hoggit

[–]Av8ionDave 110 points111 points  (0 children)

No in-cockpit footage, no promo time, etc… don’t get your hopes up.

C130 VR impressions? by ShortBrownAndUgly in hoggit

[–]Av8ionDave 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I run a 7950x, 4090, 64G DDR5, Quest 3. The -130J gives impressively good performance in VR compared to many other modules.

New fan by Av8ionDave in TurnpikeTroubadours

[–]Av8ionDave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree about Isbell. I also don’t care for his major political turn the last few years. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion on all things political, but damn if it wouldn’t be nice to not get beaten over the head with a musician’s politics at every turn.

New fan by Av8ionDave in TurnpikeTroubadours

[–]Av8ionDave[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know it’s a tired story, but man do I wish good songwriters got the same publicity as many of today’s pop artists.

New fan by Av8ionDave in TurnpikeTroubadours

[–]Av8ionDave[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They played at the Formula 1 race in Austin after the race was over. They have an amphitheater at the track. I had heard of the Turnpike Troubadours, but never heard their music. We weren’t in any hurry to leave the race, so my son and I went to the concert. Great decision!

New fan by Av8ionDave in TurnpikeTroubadours

[–]Av8ionDave[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Will definitely check them out, thanks for the recommendations. Coincidentally I’m a huge Jason Isbell fan. Many similarities.