Wed, Feb 04, 2009
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: The Recreational Aviation Foundation
You're on short final. The runway isn't in sight yet, but from
evaluating the approach at altitude, you know where it lies: lined
up with the riffle on the second bend in the river. Full flaps, you
nudge the throttle slightly to hold your altitude until the
threshold comes into view. From here on, there is no go-around. The
controls are soft and there is little margin for error. Almost
simultaneously, the strip comes into view, the edge of the river
slips by, and the mains touch down. You're not the first one who
has landed here; your well-worn copy of Galen Hanselman's Fly
Idaho! is proof of that. Thanks in-part to the Recreational
Aviation Foundation (RAF), you won't be the last.
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