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: Getting Back In The Game 

It's the weekend. For a lot of pilots who had "life happen" and left aviation behind for what ever reason, having an airplane pass overhead elicits a feeling of "I wish that was me."

In its most recent issue of "Safety Briefing," the FAA has published a must-read article for "lapsed" pilots about what it takes (other than time and money) to get back in the game.

FMI: http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2010/media/SepOct2010-GettingBack.pdf