RE: EE P.1B XA853

I have a pic of XA847. Can’t find any codes on my other Lightning prints (cockpit shots etc). Anyone know where this is? I believe Bee Beamont is at the controls.
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RE: Film versus digital

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 08-10-02 AT 06:06 PM (GMT)]It’s going to be great in 20 years time when your CD’s can’t be read.

Well, I use 35mm (Canons), I use Medium Format (6×9) and I use a D30. Different applications for each. However, unlike most people, I shoot aircraft with Velvia slide film – thats very slow, very fine grained, and very sharp. I must say that I find digital capture to have a very limited latitude (which is also true about slide film). I hate how it looks too smooth too – my eyes can’t quite get comfortable with it. I also don’t like the poor gradation between colour and tone. However, I love the lack of dust and scratches, the ability to change ISO between frames, and the White balance adjustments. I am a photographer (have been for ten years) and a printer (I manage a Digital minilab. My third.) My preferred medium is still, on the whole, film, but thats only down to personal preference. Quality / resolution is no longer an issue, though economics are.

It’s going to be great in 20 years time when my slides change colour.

It doesn’t like my picture. Have to click on it to get it up.
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RE: Help

Most welcome sir.

RE: If anyones interested

The Sigma 170-500 is a good airshow lens (I shoot Velvia handheld predominantly at Duxford, which aint easy, but with a faster film, you are fine). In Canon fit, its F4-5.6. Stick it on a Canon D30 and it goes up to 800mm. 500 is plenty for me though, and 800mm brings its own problems (plus I would rather scan my slides than rely on the crap I get from my D30).

Oh, this is a Hawker Nimrod I think. Velvia (50 ISO) at Legends this year. The original tranny is nice and sharp. I seem to recall it was around 1/500 – 1/750 at F5.6. But then again, it was a while ago.
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RE: Help

Hmm. Do you clear out the temp and temporary internet files often? That soon clogs stuff up.

DC=Double click.

DC My computer, DC C (or whatever your hard drive is), DC Windows, DC Temp. Edit>select all>delete. Back to windows, DC Temporary Internet files. Edit>select all>delete. Go back to desktop.

Right click the internet explorer icon, you are looking for internet options. Click on Delete cookies, delete files, and delete history.

Then, finally (after emptying the recycle bin):

Start, programs, accessories, system tools, disc cleanup. Then, Start, programs, accessories, system tools, disc defragmenter. Followed by Start, programs, accessories, system tools, scan disc.

Most of these options are available on most operating systems, though they may be named slightly differently on each. I’m using Win 98 and Win 2000 (no scan disc option), and have done the same on Win 95. XP is different though (typical really).

Thats something that will speed up ALL computers. Basically, your harddrive gets filled up with loads of unneccesary crap and files that you don’t need. Also, files get fragmented. Defragmenting takes forever though if you don’t do it regularly, soI advise you to leave it on and go out for a few hours. I defrag at least twice a week, and it takes a couple of minutes.

Hope that helps. I am no techie, but thats a routine (a good one) that someone taught me. It works. May not be the exact answer to your problem, but it will be worth doing anyhow, and will help a bit. Of course, it will empty the address bar on the top of the screen, and you will have to log in to sites again, but that is no sweat.

RE: WWII Flight Sims – what’s yours?

“getting a Gee Bee off the ground without killing myself, tight moves in a Spit, getting anywhere at all in a Defiant”

……….Strafing a heavily (flak) defended railway yard in a Lancaster (I just HAD to try!).

Perhaps tasteless, perhaps not. I fly a Typhoon 1B in the markings of R7752 PR-G (Paul Richey and then Roland Beamont’s Aircraft as S/Ldr of 609) and sent pictures of it to Bee via the 609 Association. If it makes it more alive to kids (I admit I am just farting around for the hell of it) then does that not make it justified just a leeeetle beet?
And Medal of Honor is brilliant. Until, that is, your computer screams in agony and refuses to play it anymore, it won’t uninstall, and you wife holds a knife to you throat / Mouse cable with threats of emasculation etc. Is not a war film tasteless by those parameters?

RE: anyone here like Mosquitos?

“On the same topic I recently bought Mosquito Squadron for Combat Flight Simulator 2 (OK I’m sad)”

I’m sad too – but a cheapskate to boot: http://www.simviation.com

The Typhoon for CFS and Typhoon for CFS2 being my favourites (I wonder why?). Plenty of campaigns and missions, as well as aircraft – all free to download – as well as other add-ons. And CFS3 comes out fairly soon – but still too long to wait.

Who fancies a dogfight?

RE: Organising things in breweries

“a) let people know in advance.
b) allow existing users to retain their existing passwords and access rights, and
c) if b isn’t possible, at least make sure the password retrieval and/or new registration process works”

Bloody well said. Spent ages trying to get into the poxy forum last night. Pah. What is wrong with this one? Too expensive? I am fed up big time.