at .25/.50 don't bet the flop if you miss. i'll add to that, i'm having a hell of a lot of flopsicles right now, so that could be a negative view, but imo at .25/.50 with loose people, bluffing with a missed ak/aq is a waste of $$. check/fold.

and, i don't really see how AK is really any different from AQ here. IMO the only difference between AK and AQ, is a K flopping can mess you up with AQ whereas no high card can with AK, which is a tiny thing, and if an ace comes you gotta watch it so an AK doesn't get you, which is a bigger thing. only thing i do differently between the two, is i will min-reraise a standard 3-5x raise with ak, but not aq.