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: FlySafe: The Importance of Weather Information

In the August installment of the FAA's 'FlySafe" series on preventing Loss of Control accidents, pilots get great information about the importance of up-to-date weather briefings and how adverse weather can lead to an LOC accident.

You may think you have more than enough weather information, but having that information available is just part of your decision-making equation. You need to know how to acquire, interpret and make operational decisions based on that information.

FMI: www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=94285