Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Photo MilAvia Press Frequently Asked Questions On this page answers are given to the most frequently asked questions. General questions Which military branches are reviewed in the OrBats? Which aircraft are included in the OrBats? Which aircraft are not included in the OrBats? What sources do you use to update the OrBats? How reliable is the information provided in the OrBats? How often are the OrBats updated? Photographer questions Can I submit my photos to the OrBats? How do you want my photos to be edited? Why is my photo not correctly credited? Why is my photo removed from the website? Which military branches are reviewed in the OrBats? Only a country's air force, army and/or navy are featured in the OrBats. This means police aircraft, fire fighting services, medical evacuation helicopters, governmental aircraft etcetera are not included (unless operated by an armed force of course). Which aircraft are included in the OrBats? All aircraft assigned to a country's armed force and still in active service, except unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and gliders, are normally included. Which aircraft are not included in the OrBats? The only active aircraft not included in the OrBats are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and gliders. Obviously, aircraft that are withdrawn from use are not featured either in the orbats. These include instructional airframes, aircraft leased or sold to other air arms, those preserved at an airbase or in a museum, scrapped, stored, used for spare parts and of course those written off (crashed). What sources do you use to update the OrBats? We try to get as much information as possible from the official websites of armed forces and from our contact persons in the military worldwide. The most important source however, mainly for the European and North-American OrBats, is the MASR database made by On Dutch Wings. This database provides us information about the number of aircraft in service with each air arm. Our reporters gather a lot of information on their trips worldwide and we also receive useful information from website visitors. Scramble's airforce overviews provide interesting background information. How reliable is the information provided in the OrBats? We don't claim to provide information that is always 100% correct, in fact this is impossible. The number of aircraft operated by a country are provided to give an idea of the size of the country's armed forces, it does not always reflect the exact number of aircraft operated. Especially regarding countries with a large amount of aircraft such as the United States there is always a margin of error. How often are the OrBats updated? As soon as we receive new information an OrBat page will be updated. On top of each page it is mentioned when the last major update, mostly after we checked a complete country, has taken place. This will be done at least once a year. If you think a country might need some updates, please let us know and we will check it. Can I submit my photos to the OrBats? We are always happy to receive new photos. Our ultimate goal is to get photos of as much aircraft types as possible. Although we only publish one (1) site visitor's photo per aircraft type, please do send your photos of aircraft already featured. We will continuously replace images to improve the quality of the photos. The photos in the left menu on this page reflect the quality we are looking for. We will however be less critical to photos of 'exotic' aircraft types. How do you want my photos to be edited? We can only use photos sent to us that are exactly 728x485 pixels. When saving the image after making corrections please use the highest quality setting or the lowest amount of compression ('Quality: 12 - Maximum' in Photoshop, 'Quality: 100' in Lightroom). Most rejected photos are not accepted for one, or multiple, of the following reasons: the sky in the background is overexposed, aircraft are not centered in the image, the horizon is not level or the aircraft is shown in an uninteresting angle. Why is my photo not correctly credited? If we published one of your photos and you notice there is a wrong name under your photos, please first refresh the page (press F5 in Internet Explorer). It is possible that we used your image to replace another and that your computer still remembers the old name under the photo. If this does not solve the problem please send us an email and we will gladly change it to your name. Why is my photo removed from the website? We continually strive to update the OrBats with the best photos available from photographers worldwide. Therefore it is possible that we replaced your photo after we received a better image.

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