The trial heard that the former Army captain had recorded that Mr Spencer had completed 51 training flying hours against the Civil Aviation Authority's demanded minimum of 45 hours.
In February 2012, Martin, 17, was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida, by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain who is awaiting trial on a second-degree murder charge in Martin's death.
He has coped with injuries and off-the-pitch distractions, like his captain, John Terry, facing a civil trial for allegedly racially abusing an opponent.