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: Alaska Weather Cams

If you've been watching "Flying Wild, Alaska," you already know that the weather up near the arctic circle can change in about 10 seconds. OK, you might have known that anyway, but pilots wanting to keep track on the weather in the 49th state need go no farther than their computer and the FAA website. The agency has placed web cams at airports throughout the state to help facilitate pilots' "go/no-go" decisions. For the rest of us, it's just beautiful scenery at airports. What's not to like?

FMI: http://avcams.faa.gov/index.php