Thu, Nov 08, 2012
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: A Pilot's Guide to In-Flight Icing
What do you say to a FREE online course that teaches some of the rudiments of in-flight icing? NASA has just that, for you. Every pilot who could encounter in-flight icing needs to spend some time with this site.
With an operational focus, this course provides tools pilots can use to deal with in-flight icing. Emphasis is on avoidance, detection and exit, as well as the effects of ice accretion on performance and handling and the particular hazard of Supercooled Large Droplet (SLD) icing. This course is fairly comprehensive; you may choose to go through the entire course from beginning to end, including exploring the accident links, pilot testimonials and other related information in roughly 4-6 hours. The total time will be much shorter if you skip certain sections or jump directly to sections that interest you most.
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