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.

Recently, 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: Virtual Soaring

Be an armchair glider pilot and join SOAR the Virtual Soaring Society International for Flight simulator programs. There are various gliders for downloading as well as scenery and thermal programs. Of course, real glider pilots are welcome as well. In fact, the real glider pilots often help introduce the virtual pilots to the wonders of the silence of soaring. There’s a forum to post questions or stories. The site is currently undergoing some restructure and memberships are on hold but the site is still open.

FMI: www.virtualsoaring.org