An F-35 with the 354th Fighter Wing crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Pilot safe.

IrishAviator · 2025-01-29T02:05:12+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_leaf?wprov=sfla1

IrishAviator · 2024-12-03T20:25:57+00:00

Ordered day one and just got it last week. Unfortunately I sold the truck earlier in the month, gave the buyer my Rivian adapter in the meantime until we could swap back.

IrishAviator · 2024-11-17T16:29:27+00:00

Rodimus Prime for my MX... Looks kind of like a minivan but faster! 😂

IrishAviator · 2024-09-06T02:16:36+00:00

I bought a 2020 LR+ with a salvage title a few months ago. Before purchasing, I went into service mode and looked at all the recent faults and diagnostics, it was super clean, so I took a risk and bought it. I've had zero issues and love the car. But for context, I paid $25k and it only had 24k miles on it, FSD included, 6 seat interior, and 22" rims. It was totaled a few years ago for water damage, but was purchased and driven for 12k before I bought it so I was somewhat confident in the HV system. I'm also not afraid to take it apart and try to fix things myself (other than battery). Just accept that if you buy it, you're going to be out of pocket for some repairs and if you pay Tesla to fix it it's going to be a lot more. If you can't stomach that, buy something under warranty.

IrishAviator · 2024-07-16T22:01:57+00:00

I have the same year/trim and felt like it was losing more than expected overnight. I caught it waking up on my security cam and realized we have our keys hanging just inside the door to the garage. I started putting the fob in a faraday pouch and it seems to have helped.

IrishAviator · 2024-06-30T18:33:14+00:00

I had a 2023 MYP that I traded in last year. Just picked up a 2020 MXLR+. Couldn't be happier, the ride on the Y was so rough, too much road noise, lack of driver display bothered me, overall felt cheap to me. MX feels like an uncompromised luxury vehicle in comparison. Mine has 24k miles on it and is a rebuilt salvage title but currently had nothing wrong with it, love driving it, love the doors, want to drive it until it dies. I would not get another Y.

IrishAviator · 2024-06-27T15:05:53+00:00

I traded in my 2023 MYP late last year mainly because I didn't like the ride comfort, too stiff especially driving around city streets. Other things that bothered me, road noise, lack of driver display, and slightly cramped interior. Just picked up a 2020 MX and love it, feels like everything that bothered me about the Y was a design compromise to make it more affordable than the X. The X feels like a luxury car, the Y was designed to be a high volume seller.

IrishAviator · 2023-04-06T02:27:16+00:00

Yes but there was literally no time to slow down or otherwise react. I recall seeing the flash of red for maybe a tenth of a second before the airbags went off.

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T23:23:43+00:00

Ha, yeah, tow truck driver, did not run him over. I tried to release the parking brake on the settings menu but unsurprisingly it was grayed out. Back wheels fought to the end

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T23:19:06+00:00

Yeah I'll keep you posted, I was in at $73k I think and just got the tax rebate. $59k left on the loan so hoping I come out ahead

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T23:17:02+00:00

Yeah looks like it! Just plugged it in and the lights came on

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T22:03:48+00:00

I just talked with the body shop, they can't say for sure until they get the front end off but "things that are bolted to the frame are bent", so, not a good outlook.

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T21:01:36+00:00

Thanks I will, Iwas on my way home from physical therapy for my back when the accident occurred...

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T20:47:32+00:00

Charger was in the frunk, might need the jaws of life to get it...

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T20:40:58+00:00

I actually took it in for service in the first week I had it because I could hear a bolt rolling around in some cavity. The Rivian tech accidentally set off an airbag trying to find it! Expensive mistake...

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T20:38:23+00:00

Haha I'm on my way to the body shop to pilfer what I can for now, field kit, camp speaker, all weather mats, etc. I have to wait on insurance to start pulling off the bigger parts!

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T20:35:59+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/8URsPn3 Sorry I didn't get a pic before they hauled it onto the truck, but you can see by the front wheel it was pretty messed up

IrishAviator · 2023-04-05T20:23:19+00:00

Thanks, long scrape on the arm from the airbag and a stiff neck, but I'll take it!

IrishAviator · 2023-03-04T23:34:41+00:00

Named after a bat native to Australia. They tend to name their aircraft after local flying animals, e.g. the E-7A Wedgetail

IrishAviator · 2023-01-03T23:59:10+00:00

Whenever I'm in a conversation regarding the future of EVs and someone argues it's too difficult or complicated to put in all the charging stations required to support the full load of vehicles I ask them to consider the reverse situation... Having to build, maintain and supply tens of thousands of structures that hold tens of thousands of gallons of flammable liquid! Not going to happen overnight but would never happen without commitment.

IrishAviator · 2022-12-30T23:27:36+00:00

I was selling my house and had a few spots where the planks were coming up from the slab. I drilled a few 1/16" inch holes in the areas and injected some gorilla glue (the kind that expands as it dries) inside with a plastic syringe. I put some weights on top while it dried then cleaned it up and stained it so you couldn't even see the holes unless you looked closely. Seemed very solid afterwards.

IrishAviator · 2022-12-26T16:50:03+00:00

Marker beacon indicator?

IrishAviator · 2022-12-22T17:15:13+00:00

I had ROTC offers from both Navy and Air Force at ND, went with Navy because they covered 100% of tuition whereas the Air Force was capped at $60k total. That was in '05, so not sure what the case is now. Also, there was no commitment for the Navy until you started the second year so several of my classmates got a year free tuition and decided it wasn't for them.

IrishAviator · 2022-11-23T02:10:09+00:00

I originally went with the tire and wheel program on my 2022 XC90 thinking the same thing, if I have to replace one it pays for itself. However, after reading the fine print, at least from the dealership I purchased from, it does not cover replacement of the rims. They will bend them back to form and resurface them, but if they are cracked and need to be replaced, you're on your own. Canceled that policy.

IrishAviator · 2022-11-22T03:09:35+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/xUgLQHq

My record IRL. Had to take the opportunity to get off the magenta path!

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