On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Don Poitras <[email protected]> wrote: <deleted> > They weren't injured, but you have to believe they were pretty scared > when the plane they were flying last Saturday was met by armed men > screaming at them. The 'criminals'? John and Martha King. Known throughout > the US for their many pilot training courses. Made the bad mistake > of flying a plane with a tail number the same as one that had been > stolen eight years ago. Different model Cessna, but I don't really > blame the police for not knowing the difference. The fault was in > not updating the database when the tail number was re-issued. > > http://www.avweb.com/newspics/galleries/marthaking-securitymistake/large/02.jpg > http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/John_Martha_King_Held_At_Gunpoint_203205-1.html > > -- > Don Poitras - SAS Development - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive > [email protected] (919) 531-5637 Cary, NC 27513 > They probably updated just the FAA's tail number registration database. It would have no link to the stolen plane database, which would not be changed. However, the FAA should have a block on re-using the tail number until the case is clear, and not when the prior registration expires. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?
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