Evan Youngblood

EasyJet — the London equivalent of Southwest — has warned “several web sites” to stop selling its tickets.

An easyJet spokeswoman said: “I can clarify that we have written to several websites who have been screen scraping, who have been advised to cease or we will take further legal action.” However, the firm refused to reveal which other websites it was targeting.

I understand the point, but the overall implication is classic. An industry bogged down by fuel prices, horrible customer service, and airport delays telling someone to stop selling tickets, well, it just makes me laugh.

I was all excited, I had the planning done, the GPS was charged, the plane was reserved, but I never took off. (continue reading…)

There’s almost a sense of disappointment now that I’m done with my training, I don’t feel the “need” to go fly anymore….but that hasn’t kept me away from the airport as of late.

My first passenger was on Sunday, July 29, 2007. At takeoff, she was my girlfriend, Tasha, and on landing, my fionce (don’t let anyone say I’ve never had some romantic ideas). Up in the Warrior at 1,528 feet off the ground — the exact number of days we had been dating — I popped the question. That tale will live on over at www.evanandtasha.com. (continue reading…)

Today Carl checked me out in Aeroflite’s 1970 Cessna Skyhawk. On my second training flight, we flew the Cessna 150, the little brother of the Skyhawk. The Cessna Skyhawk has been in production since the early 50′s and remains a popular aircraft today. The four-place Cessna is powered by a 150 horsepower engine — at least our model is — the engines vary depending on the model and year. (continue reading…)