WEB SITES OF INTEREST

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WEB SITES OF INTEREST -- OCTOBER 1, 2005
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To: NEW members of the Retired Pilots Communications Net (NET) along with everyone else.
Here are some interesting web sites --- and thanks to everyone who's added to this list. I encourage you to send me your favorites to add to future versions of this list for the NET. I've rearranged these, alphabetically, within headings. New additions on this date are at the bottom. This is a work-in-progress, so if any of these no longer work, please let me know so I can update them or delete them. Thanks, Dave

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DELTA + + + ORIENTED
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Airline Pilot Pay site http://www.airlinepilotpay.com./index.htm
Delta Air Lines: In Depth Company Info http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/factsheet.xhtml?COID=10448
Delta Air Lines, Inc. http://www.delta.com/home/index.jsp
Delta Air Lines Merchandise http://www.delta-flybuys.com/
Delta Air Lines Merchandise http://www.flightstation.com/
Delta Air Lines System Schedule -- Download http://www.delta.com/travel/reservations/flight_sched/elec_time/index.jsp
Delta ALPA Pilots Page http://www.dalpa.com/pilots/index.html
Delta Business Cards Order https://orders.harper-eng.com/delta/index2.html
Delta Captain Kevin Garrison's "CEO OF THE COCKPIT" http://www.avweb.com/articles/ceo/ceolinks.html
Delta Employee Buy-out Organization http://www.savedelta.org/
Delta Employee's Sailing Club WEB Site http://www.deltasailingclub.com
Delta Employees Special Offers & Discounts http://www.dnnadvertising.us/index.jsp
Delta Furloughed Pilots Web site http://www.f18.net/delta/index.asp
Delta Golf Open http://www.deltagolfopen.com/
Delta Heritage Museum http://www.deltamuseum.org
Delta Home Delivery of News http://news.dalpilot.com/signup.php
Delta Insider NEWS - Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/delta/
Delta L-1011 and B-727 Last Flights http://www.l1011.homestead.com/index.html
DeltaNet Portal http://dlnet.delta.com
Delta News Email - THE NEWSWIRE - to subscribe: http://jbozinny.vircom.net/newswire.htm
Delta News on Google http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Delta+Air+Lines&sa=N&tab=wn
Delta News Releases http://news.delta.com/
Delta Ops web site http://www.deltaops.com/
Delta Pioneers National Web Site http://www.deltapioneersinc.com
Delta Pioneers BOS - Yellowbird Chapter http://community-2.webtv.net/NE_Yellowbird/YELLOWBIRDS/
Delta Pioneers SEA - Pacific Northwest Chapter http://jbozinny.vircom.net/
Delta Retiree Connection http://dlretiree.info/index.htm
Delta Retiree Intranet site http://delta4you.com/ajobs/retireeinfo/retireeinfo.html
Delta Retirees Organization http://www.dalrc.org/
Delta Riders Motorcycle Club http://www.deltaridersclub.com/
Delta SEC Filings http://www.hoovers.com/delta/--ID__10448,Page__1,Sort__D--/free-co-sec.xhtml
Delta "SONG" http://www.flysong.com
Delta TravelNet from anywhere http://dlnet.delta.com
Delta's & other Aircraft Photos Online http://www.centralimages.com
Delta's Virtual Private Network (VPN) http://register.delta-air.com/
DFW 60th BUM Group http://www.60thbumgroup.info/
Flightline Data Services - Non-rev availability, listing, schedules, etc. http://www.flightline.com (Widget Works)
Medical - MetLife's Dental http://www.metlife.com/Dental
Medical - Prescriptions http://www.medco.com/medco/index.jsp
Medical - United Health Care http://www.myuhc.com
O'Hare-Midway web site http://www.deltord.com/
Pan Am - Gone but Not Forgotten - Vern Kennedy's Site http://howgozit.com/
Pan Am / Association of Former Pan Am Employees http://www.panam.org/afpae.htm
Pan Am Historic Web Site http://www.panam.org/
Retired Airline Pilots Association http://www.rapa.org/
Retired Delta Pilots Network http://retireddeltapilotnetwork.homestead.com/Index.html
Sparkfly Discounts http://delta.sparkfly.com .
Western Airlines 1925 to 1987 - Purely Western Airlines site http://www.westernairlines.org
Western Flight Attendants http://www.westerlies.org/
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Delta's Virtual Private Network
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Delta's Virtual Private Network (VPN) http://register.delta-air.com/
TravelNet http://dalweb.delta-air.com/travelnet/
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AVIATION ORIENTED
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Air Transport Association Daily Briefing http://www.smartbrief.com/ata/ata_sample_f.htm
Airjet Airline World News - an email newsletter from AW&ST http://AirlineBiz.Com/wire
Airline accident and safety information http://airsafe.com/
Airline aircraft -- photos and information http://www.airliners.net/
Airline History http://airlines.afriqonline.com/airlines/
Airline Pilot's Historical Society http://www.oncealoft.com/
Airline Pilots Security Alliance APSA http://www.secure-skies.org/index.asp
Airline Seating Arrangements - ALL http://www.seatguru.com/
Airplane & Aviation Links http://www.celebratetoday.com/airlinks.html
Airport Names & Codes - ATA & ICAO http://www.airodyssey.net/reference/airports.html
Airshow Schedules, including Blue Angles, Thunderbirds http://www.airshow.com/airshows.htm
ALPA - The Air Line Pilots Association https://www.alpa.org/home/index.html
Amelia Earheart's last flight re-creation http://www.ameliaflight.com/ameliaflight/index.po?
Antique Airplane Assn & The Airpower Museum, Inc. http://www.aaa-apm.org/
Aviation Information - Airports/NavAids/Fuel/etc. http://www.airnav.com
Aviation Links to almost everything. http://www.wingsonline.com/links.html
Aviation Movies Database http://us.imdb.com/
Aviation Photos - Unusual http://www.aviationpics.de/
Aviation Weather Screen Saver http://www.safepic.com/
Aviation's Top 100 web site - zillions of links - everything on aviation http://www.avitop.com/default.asp
AVweb - The Internet's Aviation Magazine and News Service http://www.avweb.com/
B-36 Peacemaker Museum http://www.b-36peacemakermuseum.org/
Boeing Merchandise & Collectibles http://www.boeingstore.com/
Cradle of Aviation Museum http://www.CradleofAviation.org
Ed & Connie Bowlin's Web Site for Aviation Memorabelia http://www.aviationautographs.com/
Global Aircraft Information & photos http://www.globalaircraft.org/
Great Circle Distance between any points http://www.indo.com/distance/
Historical Aviation online catalog http://www.historicaviation.com/historicaviation/index.po
Independent Airline Rumor Message Board Forum site; http://airlinerumor.com/
Museum of Commercial Aviation http://www.airchive.com/
Official Airline Guide - OAG http://www.oag.com
Plane Pictures.net http://www.planepictures.net/netsearch.cgi?777-&75+15
Professional Aviators Organization http://www.sticknrudder.co.uk/
Team Convair (Search your browser for Convair 880. There are 1200+ sites) http://www.convair880.com
The busiest aviation hub in cyberspace. http://www.landings.com/
United Retired Pilots Benefit Protection Association http://www.ualpilotpension.com/
Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/
World Airport Guide http://www.worldairportguide.com/airport.asp
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GOVERNMENT
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Identity Theft Information http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
IRS Tax Forms & Pubs http://www.irs.gov
Medicare Information http://www.medicare.gov
Medicare's Nursing Home Comparison site http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. RECALLS http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
NTSB http://www.ntsb.gov
NTSB Press Releases http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/pressrel.htm
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PBGC http://www.pbgc.gov/default.htm
The National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.edu/
U.S. Postal Service, verify zips, etc: http://www.USPS.com
US State Dept. - TRAVEL WARNINGS http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
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MILITARY ORIENTED
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Air Force Retiree News http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afretire/
Armed Forces Net - Military Guide http://www.armedforces.net/index.shtml
Armed Forces Recreation Center Resorts in Europe http://www.afrceurope.com
Aviation Cadet Museum http://www.aviationcadet.com/
Defense Link - US Dept. of Defense http://www.dod.gov
GI SEARCH.COM find Military friends http://www.gisearch.com/
Medals of America http://www.usmedals.com/
Military Living's Travel Site http://www.militaryliving.com/
Military News for All Branches of service http://www.military.com/
Military Report -- The military community’s largest Benefits newsletter. http://www.militaryreport.com.
National Museum of Naval Aviation http://www.naval-air.org/
Naval and Marine Corps Air Stations of WW II by Retired Delta Captain Mel Shettle http://www.airbasebooks.com/
Photos & Data sheets - Military transports, tankers, etc. http://www.theaviationzone.com/
THE BLUE ANGELS SCHEDULE http://www.airshow.com/blueangels.htm
THE THUNDERBIRDS SCHEDULE http://www.airshow.com/thunderbirds.htm
The Warbird Index http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/warbirdindex/index.htm
US Air Force Museum http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/
US Army Aviation Museum http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/
US Coast Guard: The Ancient Order of The Pterodactyl's (AOP) home page http://www.aoptero.org/index.htm
USAF Telephone Directory Assistance http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afretire/assist.htm
US Marine Corps http://www.usmc.mil/
US Navy http://www.navy.mil/
USN & USMC Douglas AD-Skyraider site http://www.abledogs.com/
Vietnam Veterans Memorial http://www.virtualwall.org
Wings Online Aviation Links http://www.wingsonline.com/links.html
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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AARP http://www.aarp.org Lotsa Discounts.!!
Aerial photo of your home http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Art by a Delta wife http://www.teristreasure.com/
Computer Password Manager http://www.roboform.com/
Computer Printer Supplies http://inkjetsaver.com/kb1447.html
Delta Pilot Sam Sweitzer Investments http://www.ansoncap.com/
Download a free VIEWER for most Microsoft Office products. http://office.microsoft.com/ Select Download - etc.
Fellowship of Christian Airline Personnel http://www.fcap.org
Hoax & Chain Letter Verification <http://www.urbanlegends.com>
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm
Hubble Telescope Site http://www.hubblesite.org
Identity theft, helping victims: http://www.idfraud.org
Local Times - Around the World http://times.clari.net.au/index.htm
MAPS - Univ of Texas Library - Every kind of map http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/map_sites.html
National Institutes of Health - Cardiovascular Information http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#chol
Newspapers - US NEWSPAPER LIST http://www.usnpl.com/
Official Time - Select your own time zone http://www.time.gov/
Paycheck Calculators - FREE http://www.paycheckcity.com/
Red Cross - Disaster Preparedness Information/Suggestions http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
Ref Desk, Best source of facts on the Internet http://www.refdesk.com/
Retired Captain Dick Blizzard's "Log of the Cumberland" (their yacht's travels) http://www.dearjill.com/logbook.htm
Retired PAA/DAL Captain Robert Gandt - Author http://www.gandt.com/
SAFETY ALERTS & RECALLS http://www.safetyalerts.com/
Space Wander Virtual Space Trip http://www.spacewander.com/
Telephone/Address Directory Assistance http://www.anywho.com
Text Cleanup http://www.customsolutions.us/cleanup/index.htm
UM Weather UMhttp://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
URBAN LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE - Hoax/Scam info. http://urbanlegends.about.com/mbody.html
Weather & Forecast http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/index
Wireless High Speed Internet Access Directory - Free http://www.wififreespot.com/
Zip Code Visualizer http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/fry/zipdecode/
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VIRUS HOAXES
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Investor's Business Daily recently published some web pages where one can go
to check the authenticity of what your computer is receiving. Some hoaxes
contain warnings about viruses and others harm businesses. Here are places
where you can check and debunk hoaxes.
http://www.truthorfiction.com
http://www.snopes.com
http://www.virusbtn.com
http://www.symantec.com
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com
http://www.urbanlegends.about.com
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
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NON-REV & INTERLINE TRAVEL
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Airport Hotels Web site http://www.airporthotelguide.com/
Auto Europe Car Rental http://www.autoeurope.com/car.cfm
Bestfares.com Hot Deals http://www.bestfares.com
Dargal Interline http://www.dargal
Foreign Currency Converter http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet
Good interline travel section. http://www.safepic.com = Links for many web sites = check it out.
INTERLINE VACATIONS http://www.perx.com
Interlining Plus http://www.interline.ca
Local Times - Around the World http://times.clari.net.au/index.htm
Rail Europe - Most Popular Rail Passes http://www.raileurope.com/us/
SideStep - Discount travel search engine http://www.sidestep.com/?redir=B
The Cruise Company http://www.123cruise4me.com/
Travel on other airlines (on DeltaNet) http://dalweb.delta-air.com/epass/nonrev_travel/other_airlines.htm
US State Dept. TRAVEL WARNINGS http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
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NEW ADDITIONS
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Google Earth http://earth.google.com/
Retired Delta Pilots Network http://www.delta.pilots.net
DALPA http://www.deltapilots.org
Commemorative Air Force http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/
Any AWOS http://www.anyawos.com/index.html
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THE RETIRED PILOTS COMMUNICATIONS NET
For all retired DL Pilots, their widows, and families.

Fraternally,

Dave

David L. Roberts
Captain, MD-11, ATL (Ret.)
Retired: 4 April '99 (60)
Phone: (770) 667-2284 (Alpharetta, GA)
FAX: (770) 667-9961
Email: robertsDL@mindspring.com
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Retired Delta Pilot Network
http://retireddeltapilotnetwork.homestead.com/Index.html or
http://www.DeltaPilots.net
Delta Museum & Fly-in information
http://www.deltamuseum.org
Connect to DeltaNet - Delta's Virtual Private Network (VPN)
http://register.delta-air.com/
Delta News Updates
http://www.ajc.com/delta
Delta Pilots Pension Preservation Committee
http://www.dp3.org
Delta Retiree Connection
http://www.dlretiree.info
Delta Ops Web Site
http://www.deltaops.com/
Delta Retirement Committee
http://www.dalrc.org/
Delta Pioneers
http://www.deltapioneersinc.com/