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: Aero Files

Occasionally, as you browse through the vastness that is the Internet, you come across a site that has obviously been put together just for the love of it. Aero Files (no affiliation with Aero-New.net) is one of those sites. This site's owner has compiled a wealth of information about flying, from gliders to airliners, and made it all available for free. We had to stop browsing in order to get our work done.

FMI: http://aerofiles.com/home.html