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: A Pilot's Guide to Ground Icing

What do you say to a FREE online course that teaches some of the rudiments of ground icing? NASA has just that, for you. Every pilot who could encounter ground icing - whether their aircraft needs to be cleaned or protected from frozen contamination needs to spend some time with this site. The online course covers the problems caused by ground icing, when you are likely to encounter ground icing, the basics about aircraft de/anti-icing fluids and how to de-ice and anti-ice your aircraft 

This course is designed to let you determine what you need to know given the type of flying that you do. You can spend as litle as 60 minutes going through the highlights, but you can take much longer (2-3 hours) if you explore all related information and interactive features.

FMI: http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/courses_ground.html