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-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: AAIR

Aviation Archaeology and Investigation and Research (AAIR) is all about locating and documenting old aircraft crash sites. One of the points made by the sites is that some of the sites are being destroyed bit by bit by “souvenir hunters”. There’s a difference between restoring an aircraft to place it in a museum... and grabbing an altimeter to place on your desk because it’s “cool.” You can order accident reports off the site of any of the crashes shown and many others not listed.

FMI: www.aviationarchaeology.com/