Mr.Clay Lacy taking our Jet trainer for a spin

It's very exciting to meet with some extrodinary aviators and legends in aviation
Thanks for spending some time with us Clay!!! We'll fix those squaks you mentioned.

"I've been intrigued with aircraft since I was five years old and knew I wanted to be a pilot about age seven. When I was 12, I started working at an airport-trading work time for flying time. In fact, I only worked one day in my life outside of aviation-it was in a grocery and I lasted three hours. I feel lucky that I knew early what I wanted to do and was able to pursue it. I've had fun and I don't know what I would change. I've had the opportunity to meet really great people in aviation-that's the best part of it-and I've got to know a lot of good aircraft."

Clay Lacy was born in 1932 and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, the birthplace of aviation manufacturing. Interested in model airplanes at age 5, Clay built his first flying model in 1940 when he was only 8 years old, and had his first flight at age 12.

In 1968, Clay Lacy established the first executive jet charter service west of the Mississippi, using a leased Learjet. He bought his first Lear in 1970, the second 3 years later. In 1975 he bought Bill Lear's own Model 25 and since then has added another Lear 24 and a Lear 35. His fleet consists of nineteen aircraft including Learjets, Gulfstreams, Boeing 727s and Business Jets (BBJ). Fifteen of these aircraft are used for charter operations. Lacy strives to offer the best possible support and accommodations to the executive traveler. The pilot-entrepreneur is personally involved with all aspects of this operation. All flight crews are trained to the most demanding airline standards, and factory-trained mechanics keep a watch over the fleet.

The rest of his time spent as part pilot, part director, and part videographer. Lacy has conducted over 2500 air-to-air photography flights, shooting everything from sequences for Hollywood blockbusters Top Gun and The Right Stuff, to commercials for the airlines.

Lacy's Learjets are the only U.S. jets modified for the Astrovision camera system-a concept he helped develop. His jets have the capability of four camera positions plus IMAX® capability.But Lacy's reputation as the best has not come from his specially equipped jets. All cameras are hard-mounted to the aircraft. Therefore, the smoothness of the shot is in the hands of the pilot-Clay Lacy himself. And since the camera lenses don't zoom, Lacy acts as the operator by maneuvering the Lear, not the camera, to frame the shot. The job calls for detailed choreography, extraordinary skill and finesse.

Clay Lacy carries under his belt almost 50,000 hours of flight time-more flying hours in jets than any human on the planet! To place this accumulation of flight time in perspective, it would take over five years of non-stop gear-up to touch down flying to equal this accomplishment. He has devoted his lifelong efforts to airplanes and the aviation industry, and over the years he has set many marks in private, military, air race, airline and experimental flying. This pilot's pilot-airline captain, air-race pilot, Air National Guard fighter jock, cinematographer and FBO entrepreneur is the catalyst behind Clay Lacy Aviation.

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