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: Aviation Crime Prevention Institute

ACPI Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of aviation-related crime through:

1. EDUCATION of the aviation industry worldwide in security awareness, theft prevention and methods.
2. COOPERATION between the Aviation Industry and Law Enforcement Agencies to provide information on theft or suspicious activity.
3. COMMUNICATION of information and security procedures to all involved.
4. DOCUMENTATION of information developed, maintained and available to Aviation Insurers in the form of databases for Stolen Aircraft, Avionics and Hail Damage.

FMI: http://acpi.org/