'Cordial Conversation' Takes Place

King Schools' Martha King just dropped ANN a note to apprise us of the latest info concerning her (and John's) errant detention, at gunpoint, last Saturday, by the Santa Barbara Police Department.

Jim,
 
You will be pleased to know that the Santa Barbara Police Chief just called John, and apologized clearly and profusely for the incident.
 
He said that the police don't have any training for aircraft stops, and used the only procedure they knew - a "hot stop" on a stolen vehicle.
 
John suggested that perhaps police departments should have national training, and an "SOP", so they can do aircraft intercepts - when necessary - properly. John will provide him with ideas on the kind of training police should receive in this regard.
 
The conversation was very cordial.
 
--Martha

ANN has a number of FOIA and related requests into a number of governmental agencies about this matter... and as soon as they are responded to (and IF), we will present that data. Regardless; ANN maintains that as long as errant and false data is so easily put forth to Law Enforcement agencies with the intent to seek some type of 'Takedown' that someone is likely to be injured or killed during an armed detention... and we now have reports that other takedown actions and/or false detentions have resulted in damage to aircraft by LEOs who are not qualified to manipulate, inspect, disassemble or otherwise interfere with airplanes in the manners alleged by persons who have had this happen...

More info to come.

FMI: www.justice.gov, www.kingschools.com