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-av-space for awhile.

There are A LOT of truly valuable resources out there... from pages devoted to nearly every kind of aircraft imaginable, to some well-thought-out blogs, to the official websites of such organizations as AOPA, EAA, and NAFI -- you name it and its probably out there.

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: The End of the Spear

If you attended 2005 EAA Air Venture you may have had the pleasure to happen into one of the seminars by Steve Saint. Steve was left fatherless at a young age and was taken under the wing of his father’s killer. Such true tales often end up on the Big Screen, which is where this one is. Scheduled to premier on January 20th, 2006, The End of the Spear is the true story of Steve Saint. Steve was the pilot for the movie as well.

FMI: www.endofthespear.com, www.itecusa.org, www.everytribe.com