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: FirstFlare.com

It never ceases to amaze us how many flight sim addicts there are. If you're looking for something a little different, give a World War 1 sim a shot. Originally released in 1997, Red Baron hold up remarkably well, and is an absolute blast to fly. Sure, you can turn and burn in an F-16 in a modern sim, but try that nonsense in a Nieuport, Fokker or Sopwith and watch yourself plummet to earth after your wings break off!

FMI: www.firstflare.com/