"SkyVector is a free online flight planner. Flight planning is easy on our large collection of Aeronautical Charts, including Sectional Charts, Approach Plates, IFR Enroute Charts, and Helicopter route charts."

How do we get beyond 'that's a toy!' and 'but everything looked like a toy!', and try actually to understand whether a new technology might matter? What are valid lines of reasoning, and what statements are 'not even wrong'?

BILL WEAVER SR-71 Breakup Among professional aviators, there’s a well-worn saying: Flying is simply hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. And…

"My buddy decided to take his Phantom and fly it through some fireworks. This is the result."

Find flights based on on interactive map.

Combines photos, air traffic data, wikipedia, and flickr to show where your plane is, and what's nearby

Live air traffic display.

Images from "Flight Thru Instruments," a 1945 US Navy pilot-training manual designed by the Graphic Engineering Staff at General Motors

Wired article highlighting a new generation of travel search sites. Unfortunately I've already booked my xmas flight, but I'll be coming back to these in the new year.

Extrememly cool visualisations of air traffic patterns and densities.