Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: Utah Back Country Pilots 

Utah Back Country Pilots believes that through sharing their knowledge and experience of remote airstrips they can make backcountry flying in Utah safer. Their Airstrip Database is being constructed and refined and they invite members and nonmembers alike to use it as a guideline. Through this network, pilots can help correct inaccuracies and update recent conditions. UBCB's other main goal is to advocate for the preservation of these airstrips with Federal and State land managers. They believe pilots are legitimate users of the backcountry just like hikers, horseman, campers, and kayakers.

FMI: www.utahbackcountrypilots.org/