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CLAY LACY
Mr. Lacy knew he wanted to be a pilot at age 7. When he was 12, he started working at an airport trading work time for flying instruction. His focus on aviation soon found him behind the controls of a United Airliner as the youngest professional pilot in the business. Not long afterwards, he stepped into the jet era by joining the USAF during the Korean War. In 1968, Mr. Lacy established the first executive jet charter service west of the Mississippi, using a leased Learjet. The name Clay Lacy appears on many pages of official aviation record books. His most memorable achievement was the 36 hour 54 minute around the world trip in a Boeing 747SP "Friendship One" in January 1988. The trip was made with a passenger manifest of 100 aviation notables and celebrities and, raised over $500,000 for Children's Charities of the World. Mr. Lacy carries under his belt almost 50,000 hours of flight time, more flying hours in jets than any human on the planet! |