Guns, Handcuffs and John and Martha King

Editorial Staff

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Aviation personalities John and Martha King were involved in a bizarre case of mistaken identity on August 28th.
The incident at Santa Barbara Airport resulted in them being held at gunpoint, handcuffed, and detained for approximately 30 minutes.
Martha King recounts the full event and lessons learned in an unedited, 15-minute AVweb podcast.
The article emphasizes that such events can happen to any pilot, serving as a cautionary tale.

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Think it can’t happen to you? John and Martha King (of King Schools) beg to differ. Aviation’s best-known couple were the subject of a bizarre case of mistaken identity on Aug. 28 that resulted in them having guns drawn on them, being handcuffed and held for about 30 minutes. As always, there are lessons to be learned from Martha King as she goes through the bizarre event at the Santa Barbara Airport in this unedited and, at 15 minutes, longer-than-usual AVweb podcast.

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