Clay Lacy

Hershel Clay Lacy (born August 14, 1932) is the founder and former CEO of Clay Lacy Aviation, established in 1968 as the first executive jet charter company in the Western United States.

Clay Lacy
Lacy in 2007
Born
(1932-08-14) August 14, 1932
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Known forClay Lacy Aviation; aerial cinematographer; accumulating the most turbine jet flight hours in history at c. 50,000
Aviation career
First flightBeechcraft Staggerwing
Famous flightsFriendship One; Classroom in the Sky; Midway 2000
Websiteclaylacy.com
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch California Air National Guard
Years of service1954–1964

His professional resume includes airline captain, military aviator, experimental test pilot, air race champion, world record-setter, aerial cinematographer, and business aviation entrepreneur. Lacy has flown more than 300 aircraft types, logged over 50,000 flight hours and accumulated more hours flying turbine aircraft than any other pilot in history.

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