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Soon though this is going to change as SlideShow Pro have announced they’re working on a HTML5 powered front end which as soon as it’s available we will be adopting as it will mean we only have to maintain one gallery rather than two.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukArticlesHumor2010-05-09T19:07:26+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-39http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-39humorous excerpts from Training Manuals that James showed me today, and that I thought would be fun to post here for everyone to see, there are a few that should make you laugh out loud as it were.

If you have any which we haven’t listed please post them in the comments section for others to enjoy.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteArticles2010-05-08T19:00:49+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-38http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-38
For those without HTML5 support I’m going to look at building Flash in as a backup plan, it’s not the best backup plan in the world but at least it means people shouldn’t miss our videos.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-05-08T13:00:57+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-37http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-37rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteAir Shows2010-05-02T08:26:38+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-36http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-36USA Air Shows 2010 calendar.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-05-02T07:56:01+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-35http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/may-2010#unique-entry-id-35rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsitePhotographs2010-04-11T09:56:05+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-34http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-34rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsitePersonal2010-04-10T12:30:57+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-33http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-33profiles for people at www.Mil-Air.co.uk, before we had one page with everyone listed but now I’ve added a personal page for everyone with a contact sheet attached and also links to that persons own personal blog.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteAir Shows2010-04-10T12:01:11+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-32http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-32Air Shows in the USA for May 2010, if you know of any I’ve missed, please leave a comment below and I’ll make sure it gets added to the calendar.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-04-04T21:01:28+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-31http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-31search facility which is “powered by Google” and as such can only see what Google see’s so hopefully with our website automatically submitting a new sitemap when ever we update it should mean our site search is accurate.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-04-04T20:02:10+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-30http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-30rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-04-02T22:00:39+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-29http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-29rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-04-02T15:09:44+01:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-28http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/apr-2010#unique-entry-id-28webhostingpad.com and last month they changed the way they handle file uploads to their servers, from standard FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to FTPeS which uses the same encryption technology as HTTPS which is called SSL and is used by pretty much every secure website on the internet.

The software we use to produce the website did not support this method of uploading, so I have spent a while trying to get FTPeS to work to no avail but having emailed the support team at webhostingpad.com they’ve enabled SFTP for me which is SSH over FTP, another secure form of file upload which they do not enable by default.

This means I will be able to work on the site more regular again as it is no longer an issue to get the pages onto the website.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteArticlesPhotographs2010-03-24T12:42:02+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/mar-2010#unique-entry-id-27http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/mar-2010#unique-entry-id-27Transferring & Storing Files it covers transferring photographs, file formats, storage options and backup options.

“Introduction

Once you've chosen your camera the next important choice is how are you going to transfer and store those precious photographs? Things to consider are budget, file type and backup options.

Transferring Files.... 10%.... 20%....

When transferring photograph's there are 3 ways this can be done dependant upon your camera and computer, theres Direct-Connection, which is connecting your camera to your computer using the supplied lead (usually Mini USB to USB), the only draw back to this is that it drains the camera battery as the camera has to be on while the transfer is taking place, and isn't always the quickest option due to some cameras having below average I/O Data controllers (Input/Output Data Controllers).”]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteArticlesPhotographs2010-02-28T20:04:38+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-26http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-26Camera Selection is the second instalment of my “Photography Workflow” series, looking at different models of cameras and looking at some of the basic’s of choosing a camera.

“The first thing to consider when thinking about photography is what sort of camera will I need for what I want to photograph? I personally own a Nikon D60, why did I buy an entry level camera?...”]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteArticlesPhotographs2010-02-27T21:58:30+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-25http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-25introduction:

“When we talk about photography workflow what do we actually mean? some of us may think I point the camera, I click the button and the camera takes care of the rest, well to some degree this is true, but how many photograph's do you take that you are truly 100% happy with? If you are anything like me...]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-02-26T18:54:00+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-24http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-24andrew.youll@mil-air.co.uk]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-02-22T19:37:27+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-23http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-23rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-02-21T13:16:55+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-22http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-22Forum and the Blogs are now rectified, the blogs are working as expected so I think it was either an intermittent fault with our data-fetching system or a fault with the blogging system we use. On the forum front, the categories are now correctly setup, after some playing with the Database as the AJAX frontend is still not working for category management.

Also in the forum we’ve implemented Community-Moderation meaning you can vote up or vote down discussion based on your opinion / views of that persons comment within the forum.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2010-02-20T19:51:14+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-21http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-21
On a hopefully unrelated note, the blogs seem to be playing up at the moment, the integrated website frontend doesn’t seem to be communicating with the remote backend of system, hopefully my playing the forum hasn’t caused this but I am investigated the issue at the moment, and hopefully within the next 24hrs all will be well again.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsitePhotographs2010-02-18T11:02:35+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-20http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-20gallery and have now got a working system, utilising JavaScript; on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, etc you will see the Flash based gallery, and with an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad you will see the JavaScript based gallery. I will be working over the next few days at updating the JavaScript gallery appearance so it matches the website better.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteUSAFAir ShowsAir Base2010-02-17T21:58:09+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-19http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-19USA Air Shows for 2010 to the website, it’s not complete at the moment but it does take us up to the end of April 2010.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteRAF2010-02-17T19:00:59+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-18http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-18RAF Air Traffic Control Frequencies page, primarily building it through Google Maps opposed to a raw *.kml datafile, this will lead to two things, quicker load times as the data is held on the google systems rather than it being loaded by google from our servers, and will also lead to easier updating in future.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteStore2010-02-08T18:44:31+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-17http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-17here to go to our store.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsitePersonalHumorAir Shows2010-02-05T08:37:56+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-16http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-16rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteUSAFAir ShowsArticles2010-02-03T19:49:41+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-15http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/feb-2010#unique-entry-id-15A Nations Aviation in One that was originally published by Airscene UK in 2007:

"Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada; a place that has forty million visitors every year, and last November that number was increased by the additional draw to Nellis Air Force Base for 'Aviation Nation', a celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the formation of the independent United States Air Force. It was 18 September 1947 when Harry Truman signed the document that freed the Air Force from the clutches of the Army.”]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteRAFAir ShowsArticles2010-01-10T20:02:30+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-14http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-14RAF Waddington Internation Airshow that was originally published by Airscene UK in 2007:

"Whilst I can't say I've attended every single show, due to holiday and other commitments, I've certainly attended the vast majority over that period, and I thought it would be interesting to turn back the pages and recall just a few of the memorable visitors we have enjoyed over the years. During the weekend of the 16/17 September 1994 RAF Finningley held its last 'Battle of Britain At Home' event, the station being scheduled for closure the following year. Indeed, in April 1995 a formal closing event took place, the aircraft being dispersed to their new homes; RAF Cranwell for the Jetstreams and Dominies, and RAF..."]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsiteAir Shows2010-01-10T14:42:10+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-13http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-13UK Air Shows for 2010 including both Military and Civil air shows, as with everything the dates are subject to cancelation and change, so we’ll be updating the list as and when we hear about date changes.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsitePersonal2010-01-09T13:06:50+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-12http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/jan-2010#unique-entry-id-12Airscene UK over the years, and Gary Parsons who owns Airscene UK is ok with this, I just need to rework the layouts and remove any photographs that aren’t owned by James.]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2009-11-29T13:11:51+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-11http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-11rss@mil-air.co.ukArticlesAir BaseRAFUSAF2009-11-29T12:38:51+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-10http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-10Read More]]>rss@mil-air.co.ukWebsite2009-11-28T19:06:46+00:00http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-8http://www.mil-air.co.uk/files/nov-2009#unique-entry-id-8
RAF Air Traffic Control Frequencies
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It may be as much as is there as was there the history and the feeling of the place the geography of the area the light for the photographs it is just outstanding a unique place to the aviation buff heaven on earth.... Read More
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