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.

Recently, 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.

There are A LOT of truly valuable resources out there... from pages devoted to nearly every kind of aircraft imaginable, to some well-thought-out blogs, to the official websites of such organizations as AOPA, EAA, and NAFI -- you name it and its probably out there.

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: Aviation Art By Sam Lyons

Today’s link was sent in by ANN reader Mindy Lyons. The site features the aviation art of her husband, Sam -- no bias there, right? Prints are available in signed limited editions, the prints are signed by the artist, of course but some are also signed by the pilot or crewmember of the aircraft. There are some originals available as well. If the paintings are outside the budget, there are tote bags and lapel pins with the prints on them.

(Editor's Note: Sam Lyons was also recently featured on an Aero-News Special Feature Aero-Cast, available for download here.)

FMI: www.lyonsstudio.com