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Aviation from Pilot— the UK GA Magazine E-Mail: Tonyf@Pop3.Hiway.Co.Uk Introduction Combing the Web for worthwhile aviation sites may leave you cringing at the clock. The limitless selection can easily be overwhelming, not to mention time consuming. Even fishing with your favorite search engine oftentimes reels in every site except the one you want. Enter 300 Best Aviation Web Sites . and 100 More Worth Bookmarking. This book is the second edition to its predecessor 200 Best Aviation Web Sites. Besides the addition of 100 more fully reviewed sites, 300 Best Aviation Web Sites now includes e-mail addresses, updated reviews to the last edition's sites, and two new categories: Flight Training & Flight Schools and Airlines. The following pages represent over 5,000 hours of browsing and reviewing. Here you'll find award-winning sites ranging from aviation news to pilot resources, hand-picked by pilots for pilots. The book's purpose, of course, is to help you avoid a tedious cyber-hunt enroute to aviation's better Web sites. And, rest assured that the choosing was performed in a completely unbiased way. Nothing listed here appeared as a result of paid advertising or other favorable treatment. If we thought the site to be worthy of your time, we've included it. 300 Best Aviation Web Sites 1 Review Rating Criteria As with most reviews, the author's subjectivity ulti- mately becomes the predominant rating criteria. How- ever, knowing that wouldn't fly with most aviation enthusiasts, I've established a few more tangible guide- lines against which 300 Best Aviation Web Sites were judged: Content: Did I uncover practical data and substance or a cesspool of typos and blurry plane pics? Layout/Design: Was I bored to tearful yawns or mysti- cally enthralled with site aesthetics? Functionality: Is site navigation a frustrating maze of futility or a wondrous example of efficiency? Overall Audience: Does the site offer benefits to twelve people or a million and twelve? Scale: noteworthy bookmarkable cyber-brilliance 300 Best Aviation Web Sites Online Updates While each site's address and content has been checked (and rechecked), please bear in mind that addresses and page info may change or evaporate completely with time. It's simply the nature of the beast. To keep up with aviation's dynamic sites, however, you are invited to check into 300 Best Aviation Web Sites' Online Updates page for the latest in additions, dele- tions, and address (URL) changes. Stop in by pointing your browser to: http://www.300bestaviation.com/bookupdates Each of the 300 sites found in the book, as well as the 100 bookmarkable listings, will be continuously monitored for changes and reported to you via the Online Updates page. Whether you're having trouble accessing a site, or just want a list of site modifications, give the page an occasional visit. It may save you some frustration. 300 Best Aviation Web Sites 3 The Basics of Browsing Whether you're new to the Web or surfer savvy, I can't stress enough the importance of using the most current version of your browser (see definition below). Today, Web design gurus pour over HTML code and graphics hoping to serve up a cutting edge experience for you— the aviation surfer. But, if you're flying under the hood with a rusty old browser, you probably won't see the visual treats or hear the roar of a biplane. In short, you'll miss out. My advice is to stay current by downloading the newest version on occasion. How do you know when a new version is out? Keep in touch with your browser's home page (http://www.netscape.com, http:// www.explorer.com, etc.) or visit a browser news site like Browser Watch (http://browserwatch.internet.com). Then, simply download the newest version for free. Similarly, "plug-ins" (see definition below) and helper applications change too. Be sure to have the latest and greatest or prepare to forgo the true multimedia experience. Although the following may be old news for seasoned surfers, new Internet users may appreciate a quick intro on Web browsing basics. If you fall into the rookie category, welcome to the Web. First, some terminology: Browser—A software program used to view and navigate Web pages and other information. The most popular browsers include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer. We recommend using the latest versions of either of these two browsers, as most Web sites are formatted specifically for them. URL—A Uniform Resource Locator (URL), also referred to as a Web site address, points to a specific bit of 300 Best Aviation Web Sites information on the Internet. For example, "http:// www.200bestaviation.com" is a URL. Bookmarks/Favorites—Most browsers offer a convenient way of storing and organizing your favorite Web sites in the form of a "bookmark" or "favorites" index. Adding a site to a bookmark/favorites list saves you the effort of retyping the site's URL during future visits. Plug-In—As you access some sites in this book, you may notice the need for "plug-ins," or helper applica- tions, to run video or audio features on the site. When using the latest versions of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer, you'll discover most plug-ins are already installed. However, if you find you're lacking a specific plug-in, chances are you'll be able to download it free. Most Web sites will provide a link back to the plug-in download site. Second, armed with the above knowledge you're ready to begin browsing. Simply type in the site address into your browser's location/address box and press "enter." Be sure to pay particular attention to any special charac- ters or uppercase letters in the URL. To access each site, you'll need to type the address exactly as it appears in this book. Third, be patient. Unforeseen forces sometimes deter- mine your success at bringing up a site. It may be temporarily down. The actual communication lines may be jammed with too many users during peak times. Or, the site simply has withered away. Our advice? Try retyping the address another day, and move on to a site that does work. So go on now, type, click, and bookmark. 300 Best Aviation Web Sites 5 AIRLINES Airliners.Net http://www.airliners.net e-mail: [email protected] RATING The Jumbo 747 overseeing your browsing options gives you perfect symbolism. Airliners.Nets photo- graphic database and entertaining feature selections are enormous—almost exceeding gross take-off weight. My browser got a bit bogged down, but loading time is BRIEFING: worth it. Really. Once you're into and out of ground So you enjoy effect the spectacular view takes shape. airliner photos? Try over Your first visual references begin with page design and 15,000 with organization. From the graphically spectacular main Airliners.Net. menu, site options are thoroughly summarized. Instant photo search capabilities, with basic or advanced option, uses simple category selectors and pull-down lists from which to choose. Side text menus even line the page perimeter with unlimited airliner factoids and picture options. Next, begin sampling the nice variety of pages. Aircraft stats & history, aviation forum & live aviation chat are Fee or Free: Free. a good start. Move even further into the Lighter Side Just remember to (funny aviation pictures with commentary), and a register (also great aviation store for more airliner extras. free). You'll see a personalized front Lastly, the real behemoth may be found in page, newly Airliners.Net's inexhaustible database of over 15,000 added photos photos. Yes 15,000. Give your search criteria or choose since your last from many pre-defined sections: Our Best Shots, visit, and e-mail Classic Airliners, Military Aircraft, Special Paint notification of Schemes, Accidents, Airport Overviews, Flight Decks, changes. Air to Air, Aircraft Cabins, and more. Many more. 300 Best Aviation Web Sites AIRLINES Swissair http://www.swissair.com e-mail: online form RATIN G First a few of my Swiss favorites: chocolate, watches, skiing, and now Web perfection in the form of Swissair's cyber presence. Web-wise Swissair has incorporated all of my page design favorites juxta- posed with a team of navigational essentials. Text BRIEFING: links, site map, and pull-down "pick" boxes join forces This brilliant with a summarized menu of commonly used functions dissemination of to tantalize world travelers with Internet bliss. Swissair info is ripe for a Content-wise, Swissair's travel guide is especially bookmark. worthy of note. With its city tips and thoughtful destination data bank you become distinctly aware that Swissair is a prominent world carrier for a reason. Read on about places like: Amsterdam, Athens, Boston, Budapest, Hamburg, Lisbon, Osaka, Vienna, Zurich, and others. Even topics such as: Swiss tour- ism, exchange rates, railways, special interests (golf, youth, and families), and airport maps reward the viewer with useful and detailed insight. Of course if you're more in the mood to skip the fluff, just go straight to Booking by Flights (thoughtful instruction provided if you need it), schedule informa- tion, arrival/departure information, or Qualiflyer personal account data. So easy. So thorough. So convenient. So Swiss. Free or Fee: Free. 300 Best Aviation Web Sites 9 AIRLINES Frontier Airlines http://www.flyfrontier.com e-mail: [email protected] RATING Cyberspace—the new frontier for Frontier. Don't be confused. I'm not exploring the historical tribute to the Frontier of old—the airline that ceased operations in 1986 following its acquisition by Newark-based People Express. I'm inviting you to dabble online into today's BRIEFING: Frontier Airlines, which lifted off again in 1995.
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