John and Martha King have received the first AOPA Richard G McSpadden General Aviation Safety Award. They said it would encourage them even more to carry on their own risk management efforts.

In 1974, Nixon was President, Rubik invented his eponymous puzzle cube, US astronauts were orbiting Earth on the nation's first space station, and John and Martha King started building their aviation training empire.

Chief instructor and aircraft owner Brian Hough has joined King Schools in a business development and sales role. Students benefit from his approach to course design, making sure each component is clearly understood.