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A new Live Chat feature has now been added to the Airscene toolbar.

Toolbar users need only to click on the chat icon (to the left of the news feed) and the room will open. Once logged in - edit your user name and details and begin chatting to other Airscene members.

Your user ID and details are always remembered (apparently) so no need to remember ID’s and passwords - just log in and see who is chatting at the press of a button.

I would like to thank those who made link suggestions for the toolbar - I have now added Twitter and Flickr. I will of course review any other suggestions which are put forward.

Great news as this years prize pot passes £600. Ebury Publishing have confirmed 3 copies of the “Boys Book of Airfix” (retailing at £20 each) as runners up prizes in this years Calendar Competition.

Free advertising again for the top 3 places on ANY Uradnet banner network - worth £12.50 each.

This years total prize pot now stands at £605 - with half going to the first prize winner.

I am still expecting to add more prizes during the coming weeks - so keep a look out and remember.. you gotta be in it to win it!

Good Luck, and I look forward to receiving your entries.

http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2011calendar.php

It has been a little while coming, but Airscene is now available on Facebook.

You may already be aware that the Airscene News feed is available in several formats - recently including Twitter. As it has been pointed out that some people do not use RSS Readers, Toolbars, Twitter or even browse the internet that often; it was decided to see if Facebook can help for those who mainly come online for social networking purposes.

The page will receive an automatic feed from Airscene News, and occasional updates relating to Airscene content.

To view Airscene on Facebook…

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airscene/122382211110257

Aviation author has now confirmed her offer of 2 books for the prize pot in this years calendar competition… 

A Hardback copy of Aviation History (valued at £54) will be added to the first prize
and a paperback of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Alphabets of Aviation (valued at £23) will go towards the second prize.

www.annemilbrooke.com

I expect to be able to announce further prizes during the coming months.

Airscene News is now available as a twitter feed. 

Whilst Airscene News is readily viewable on mobiles and PDA’s using device recognition scripts, some people will prefer the ability to view Airscene News direct from their twitter apps.

As part of an automated process bit.ly is used to shorten the URL’s for the Twitter feed - do not worry about these as they DO link back to Airscene news items.

Updated within the hour direct from Airscene News, this new twitter feed offers another method of keeping up to date with Airshow and Aviation Museum News.

www.twitter.com/Airscene

Ebury Publishing have now drawn 2 winners out of the hat for the “Boys’ Book of Airfix” book draw and I can now confirm the winners are:

Andrew Pearson from Stevenage

Simon Yau from Burton-on-Trent

Congratulations to both winners! Contact details have been passed on to Ebury Publishing and prizes should be on the way soon.

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This years calendar competition is now open and will run as usual until 30th September - so its now time to get those cleaning cloths out and get those lenses polished ready for the Airshow season which is looming ahead.

The current prize offering stands as follows:

1st Prize

£150 voucher (to include p&p) courtesy of Key Publishing Ltd

Limited edition print ‘Black Hawk - Special Delivery’ (UK) (value £92) courtesy of Skipper Press

2nd Prize - £100 voucher (to include p&p) courtesy of Key Publishing Ltd

3rd Prize - £50 voucher (to include p&p) courtesy of Key Publishing Ltd

Anne Millbrooke has once again made an offering and I have a few other prizes confirmed, however there place on the prize board has not yet been worked out. I am expecting to provide at least 3 runner up places (more if possible) - further details will be announced later in the year.

For rules and to enter please visit http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2011calendar.php

Just Flight have confirmed their prize commitment for this years competition… 2 prize winners will be able to choose any Just Flight product up to the value of £30.

This is the second Airscene competition that Just Flight have signed up to, and their contribution means that for the first time prizes are now available to all 12 winning entries in this years calendar competition.

Just Flight are a leading UK Flight Simulator add-on development company, and with the RAF and Lockheed Martin’s seal of approval, you can be assured that quality is of the highest standard.

Just Flight products include both civil and military aircraft, scenery from terrain mesh add-ons to airports and also air traffic control and mission packs too.

For more information and to view their extensive catalogues please visit http://www.justflight.com

Icom UK Ltd have generously given us another handful of 1GB Memory sticks towards this years calendar competition, these will go some way towards ensuring that all winning entries receive a prize in this years competition.

Icom are a leader in PC controlled scanners such as the PCR1500, and its more advanced variants such as the PCR2500. Icom also manufacture a cracking range of handheld scanners such as the IC-R5 and IC-R20 - these are so good at what they do; they are often advertised by suppliers as Airband Scanners, even though they in fact have full spectrum coverage. The amazing Icom IC-R3 stands alone, being the first scanner to come with a 2 inch screen for viewing live TV or wireless camera broadcasts. For more details please visit http://www.icomuk.co.uk

Further prizes are expected in the near future, so prize allocation table is incomplete and is likely to change as more prizes are received.  http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2010calendar.php

The Airscene 2010 Airshow Calendar Competition prize pot is beginning to grow as Key Publishing Ltd sponsor the competition for the fourth year in succession.

In order to make more prizes available to overseas entrants Key Publishing have agreed an increase in their offering this year to include p&p in the prize offers.

The prize table is currently as follows:

1st prize          £150 to spend on books/dvd’s/magazines/software etc on Key Publishing (incl p&p)

2nd prize         £100 to spend on books/dvd’s/magazines/software etc on Key Publishing (incl p&p)

3rd prize          £50 to spend on books/dvd’s/magazines/software etc on Key Publishing (incl p&p)

To see what Key Publishing have to offer check out www.keypublishing.com

We still have the two book offers from aviation author Anne Millbrooke, but have not decided where these will go in the prize list yet. As usual the prize list is expected to change and grow over the coming months, and announcements will be made as prizes are confirmed.

I look forward to receiving your entries.

Ian

www.airscene.co.uk