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: Turbulence Forecast

The map displayed on Turbulence Forecast shows where actual turbulence has been encountered in the past couple of hours in the US. Blue circles mean that the flight was smooth in that area. See the key on the bottom of the map. Add 00 to the altitudes to convert to feet. Typical cruising altitude is 35,000 ft (or flight level 350).

FMI: http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/pireps.php