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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 Flawed FAA Drone App Risks Midair Collisions

From the blog One Zero, the safety of the air ambulance network, pilots say, is being increasingly threatened by the dangerous use of consumer drones — with potentially lethal consequences should a drone hit a helicopter’s windshield, engine, or rotors. The problem is being made worse by an official FAA app designed to help drone operators avoid other aircrafts which, OneZero has learned, fails to account for private helipads — including hundreds or even thousands of hospital and air ambulance bases nationwide.

FMI: onezero.medium.com/a-flawed-faa-drone-app-risks-midair-collisions-7f9b66696abc