Sat, Nov 03, 2007
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: Susquehanna Flight Park
Hang Gliding...the purest form of flight. Throughout the
centuries man has dreamt of personal flight, to set oneself free
and soar silently with the birds. The first successful attempts at
flight were made by hang glider pilots: Otto Lilienthal, Octave
Chanute, and, yes, the Wright Brothers. It is not commonly known
that one of the main reasons for the success of the Wrights was
that they had perfected their flying skills in "hang gliders". But
the sport of hang gliding has come a long way since then and since
its rebirth in the early '70's. Hang gliding has matured to a
sport, readily available to those who wish to fly. Hang gliders of
today are highly sophisticated soaring machines. Pilots fly with
instruments, radios, even oxygen and rocket deployed emergency
parachutes. Cross country flights of 100 or more miles are
common.
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