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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: ZQ Pilot

During Oshkosh 2019, Bill Harrelson expressed his desire to challenge Max Conrad’s “Unbeatable Record” set more than 58 years ago.

"I believe that I have a chance to beat Max's record. Our airplane, N6ZQ, is a Lancair IV that has proven itself on many ultra long distance flights. It has flown to Hawaii (4 times), New Zealand (2 times), Australia, Guam, Rarotonga, Samoa and has made many other long oceanic flights. In this airplane I hold the official FAI World record in Class C1-d for Speed Around the World over Both the Earth's Poles, as well as the C1-d World record for Distance: 7,051 nm, Guam to Jacksonville, Florida non-stop, 38 hours 39 minutes," Bill writes on his website.

The trip is on. Follow him at the link below.

FMI: www.facebook.com/pg/ZQ-Pilot-863477070381846/about/?ref=page_internal