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: NEXRAD Radar

Updated, accurate weather information is among the most critical data we need for safe flight, particularly on long cross-countries. The NOWrad systems now available in the cockpit are a compilation of NEXRAD data delivered via satellite to your airplane. But it's the NEXRAD data that makes it work, so we though a quick look at the origin of all that information would be in order.

FMI: http://www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/