SkymonsterGood to hear things are moving forward for you again. I’m sure we all await further developments with great interest.
Andy
SkymonsterGood to hear things are moving forward for you again. I’m sure we all await further developments with great interest.
Andy
SkymonsterI think that the appropriate people to decide whether Phuket Air should or should not resume services to the UK are those from the Department for Transport, not us armchair aircraft engineers. With very few exceptions, the aviation industry operates on the principal that if an airplane (or airline) is judged as being satisfactory by the authority in the country in which is it based, it is OK everywhere else – if this principal was not true, we would never have seen any Russian aircraft in the UK because almost every one of their designs would not have gotten a western certificate of airworthiness.
In exceptional circumstances the Department for Transport may inspect and bar certain airlines, certain aircraft, or all aircraft from certain countries from operating into the UK. It has been reported that inspections of Phuket Air planes were made at LGW, and whilst ever a banning order is not in place (as it already is for a very few airlines) then I see no reason why Phuket Air should not continue to operator or be barred from the UK. Beyond that, it is for the Thai authorities to decide whether Phuket Air retains its operating licence, or not.
Andy
SkymonsterI think that the appropriate people to decide whether Phuket Air should or should not resume services to the UK are those from the Department for Transport, not us armchair aircraft engineers. With very few exceptions, the aviation industry operates on the principal that if an airplane (or airline) is judged as being satisfactory by the authority in the country in which is it based, it is OK everywhere else – if this principal was not true, we would never have seen any Russian aircraft in the UK because almost every one of their designs would not have gotten a western certificate of airworthiness.
In exceptional circumstances the Department for Transport may inspect and bar certain airlines, certain aircraft, or all aircraft from certain countries from operating into the UK. It has been reported that inspections of Phuket Air planes were made at LGW, and whilst ever a banning order is not in place (as it already is for a very few airlines) then I see no reason why Phuket Air should not continue to operator or be barred from the UK. Beyond that, it is for the Thai authorities to decide whether Phuket Air retains its operating licence, or not.
Andy
SkymonsterNothing less than 300 dpi is acceptable for publication
Any image can easily be made to be 300dpi (more accurately, 300 pixels per inch)… With that stipulation, its just a question of what size the printed version will be that could be an issue.
Andy
SkymonsterNothing less than 300 dpi is acceptable for publication
Any image can easily be made to be 300dpi (more accurately, 300 pixels per inch)… With that stipulation, its just a question of what size the printed version will be that could be an issue.
Andy
SkymonsterIts a great shot, is that fisheye being used?
A true fish-eye lens would deliver a circular result with the rest of the frame being black around the outside. It is either a significantly cropped image from a fish-eye lens, or more likely just an ultra-wide angle lens.
Andy
SkymonsterIts a great shot, is that fisheye being used?
A true fish-eye lens would deliver a circular result with the rest of the frame being black around the outside. It is either a significantly cropped image from a fish-eye lens, or more likely just an ultra-wide angle lens.
Andy
SkymonsterThere’s nothing worse than a f*cking smart ass, told you so protaganist!
Ren, I really don’t think those sorts of comments are helpful either – I wasn’t going to say any more but seeing as you decided to kick back now I will as I have to answer that accusation…
Despite what you might think, I do not wish Martin or anyone else involved in the project any malice, and I would be very pleased for those who founded it if the airline does indeed succeed.
However, I have an opinion, indeed I HAD an opinion when this project was first announced publicly, which I didn’t express here or elsewhere simply because I was away at the time (and may not have done on this forum anyway had I realised that the founder was an active member too). As you will have seen from reading this thread and the thread on PPRuNe there are varying opinions about Alpha1, including some who share my view. There are many larger challenges facing its owners, particularly with the recent delay announcement, than dealing with the comments of a few nay-sayers on a forum. If they can’t deal with a few folks saying “I don’t think it’ll work” then I doubt theyll have a chance when it comes to the business of running an airline on a day to day basis, particularly on the day when the wheels fall off.
So, I genuinely do wish the owners of Alpha1 well and if its a success say a year from now I will be pleased to admit I was wrong. But that doesn’t stop me having a different opinion about the chances of success, which I believe I am free to express in a country like ours.
Andy
SkymonsterThere’s nothing worse than a f*cking smart ass, told you so protaganist!
Ren, I really don’t think those sorts of comments are helpful either – I wasn’t going to say any more but seeing as you decided to kick back now I will as I have to answer that accusation…
Despite what you might think, I do not wish Martin or anyone else involved in the project any malice, and I would be very pleased for those who founded it if the airline does indeed succeed.
However, I have an opinion, indeed I HAD an opinion when this project was first announced publicly, which I didn’t express here or elsewhere simply because I was away at the time (and may not have done on this forum anyway had I realised that the founder was an active member too). As you will have seen from reading this thread and the thread on PPRuNe there are varying opinions about Alpha1, including some who share my view. There are many larger challenges facing its owners, particularly with the recent delay announcement, than dealing with the comments of a few nay-sayers on a forum. If they can’t deal with a few folks saying “I don’t think it’ll work” then I doubt theyll have a chance when it comes to the business of running an airline on a day to day basis, particularly on the day when the wheels fall off.
So, I genuinely do wish the owners of Alpha1 well and if its a success say a year from now I will be pleased to admit I was wrong. But that doesn’t stop me having a different opinion about the chances of success, which I believe I am free to express in a country like ours.
Andy
SkymonsterPretty much all the magazines accept digital images now, although the size of the image and resolution may dictate what they do with them (i.e. a small or low-res image is highly unlikely to make a centre spread!).
My first recommendation would be to be selective – look at the magazine, see what sort of images they use, and then send only similar. Send the editor small-ish sized jpegs first off – big enough so that he can see the subject and make a judgement on whether its a good photo (sharp, well exposed, etc), but not so big that you end up bunging up his e-mail box with hundreds of megs of pictures. Tell him what format you can supply the images in, and how big (pixels) you can supply if he wants larger versions. Most editors will appreciate a brief explanation of the image – why its newsworthy or of interest, so that they can place a caption with the picture if they use it.
Finally be aware that some magazines want exclusives, so don’t go offering your newsworthy pictures to every magazine (or if you do, tell the editor that you’re offering the images to other magazines) – furthermore, there is at least one magazine that doesn’t like the news images it uses to have been shown on the web, so beware that too.
Andy
SkymonsterPretty much all the magazines accept digital images now, although the size of the image and resolution may dictate what they do with them (i.e. a small or low-res image is highly unlikely to make a centre spread!).
My first recommendation would be to be selective – look at the magazine, see what sort of images they use, and then send only similar. Send the editor small-ish sized jpegs first off – big enough so that he can see the subject and make a judgement on whether its a good photo (sharp, well exposed, etc), but not so big that you end up bunging up his e-mail box with hundreds of megs of pictures. Tell him what format you can supply the images in, and how big (pixels) you can supply if he wants larger versions. Most editors will appreciate a brief explanation of the image – why its newsworthy or of interest, so that they can place a caption with the picture if they use it.
Finally be aware that some magazines want exclusives, so don’t go offering your newsworthy pictures to every magazine (or if you do, tell the editor that you’re offering the images to other magazines) – furthermore, there is at least one magazine that doesn’t like the news images it uses to have been shown on the web, so beware that too.
Andy
SkymonsterNice pics!
Ta! The new camera is a Canon EOS 20D with a 70-200 USM L series lens.
Ah, nothing like taking the cheap option then! :rolleyes: Is the 70-200 the f2.8 or the f4.0?
Andy
SkymonsterNice pics!
Ta! The new camera is a Canon EOS 20D with a 70-200 USM L series lens.
Ah, nothing like taking the cheap option then! :rolleyes: Is the 70-200 the f2.8 or the f4.0?
Andy
SkymonsterThat is VERY insensitive Andy. Knowing full well Martin is an active member on these forums. Bad form!
No, I didn’t realise that there was anyone involved with the airline on this forum – in passing I had seen a post about it whilst I was away in the US and unable to really keep track of the forum on a daily basis, but I didn’t have time to really read it.
Can’t you read? It clearly states it is a delay.
Yes, just like FlyBlu/Who or whatever delayed their operation :rolleyes:
I’ll say no more due to the seeming “sensitivities” here… Maybe if people involved in the airline do participate in this forum, they might want to shed some light on what’s gone wrong?
Andy
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