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: USPPA

The USPPA, the US Powered Paraglding Association, was formed on March 15, 2001 as a 501(c)3 charitable corporation. Tax exempt status was gained several years later. The siite states that, "Our hope is to 'Promote, Enhance and Preserve the sport of Powered Paragliding' through the collective efforts of those who chose to participate. By combining our efforts there are some things that we can do more effectively as a collective whole than as individual parts or small groups.

Our desire is for the vision to be molded...to and by those who call this sport theirs. It is an effort to increase our collective say in a non-ppg world and enhance the fun with things of our sport that are better done in numbers. There is a vast pool of knowledge and experience amongst us that hopefully will be better tapped by such an effort. For example, there are likely some legal experts that could aid in efforts to secure sites...or least the best ways to go about it. There are others who know about competitions, others who are trainers and can help in that area."

FMI: www.usppa.org