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: The American Navion Society

The American Navion Society was founded in the fall of 1960 by the late S. Dan Brodie. He enjoyed the Navion so much that he wished to bring the owners together in an organization where the members could participate in social events and share maintenance and technical information. The headquarters were first based in San Leandro, California, and in 1961 moved to Oakland, California. Later regional Navion clubs were formed with support from the American Navion Society. Prior to the foundation of the ANS, one regional club, Imperial Valley Navion Club had been up and running since 1955, so it was actually the first owner organized Navion group. Through the years, the organization would move around several times for logistical and management purposes.

FMI: www.navionsociety.org