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: FAA Aviation News: Icing

It is December. While here at ANN HQ if Florida, we don't worry a lot about icing, most of the rest of the country has to deal with this lift-robbing, drag-inducing phenomenon. The current issue of FAA Aviation News has several articles dealing with the subject, from your wings to the runway. Worth reading for anyone who lives in or plans a trip to cold climes this or any winter.

FMI: http://www.faa.gov/news/aviation_news/2009/media/NovDec2009.pdf