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: Arizona Balloon Club

The Arizona Balloon Club, as it is commonly know as today, was founded in 1974 as The Gila and Salt River base and Meridian Hot Air Balloon and Airship Ascension Social Society, Inc. The Club is dedicated to perpetuating the sport of Hot Air Ballooning. Made up mostly of sport balloonists our membership does include a few experienced gas balloonists (those are the balloons you see in the old movies with the nets on them and sandbags hanging off the sides), as well as, several full-time commercial balloonists. The Arizona Balloon Club fosters safety and education in our sport, holds competitions, sponsors safety seminars and holds regular monthly meetings.

FMI: www.ballooningaz.com/