Saturday, April 02, 2011

Twitter and breaking aviation news

This week was a bad one for Sun 'n Fun. The first part of the week had more than its fair share of rain and then it all came to a head with the sever thunderstorm and possible tornado on Thursday. I happened to be on twitter when the storm started to hit the airfield and the #snf11 hashtag was going crazy.

I watched as the first hand accounts of what was being seen were posted along with accompanying pictures. It was incredible to follow along. Shortly after things calmed down people started asking if they had seen or heard from various friends who were on the grounds of the fly in. It was great to see the general aviation community come together and check up on one another. The common thread of aviation brings so many people together from so many different backgrounds, it is not something that is easily found elsewhere.

If you are not on Twitter you should most certainly check it out. There some many neat people out there who help keep each other updated on what is happening in the industry. It is a great community and if you are not there come on and join us. There is always room for more.