Guns, Handcuffs and John and Martha King

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Key Takeaways:

  • Aviation personalities John and Martha King were subjected to a bizarre case of mistaken identity at Santa Barbara Airport.
  • On August 28, they had guns drawn on them, were handcuffed, and held for about 30 minutes by authorities.
  • Martha King recounts the incident in an AVweb podcast, sharing lessons learned and emphasizing that such events can happen to any pilot.
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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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