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CAPABILITY,

GIS 25 years' experience provides
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A night view of Clay Lacy Aviation's Hangar 1 in Van Nuys, California.

RELIABILITY,
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WHAT'S WORKING

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The following year, the company
opened a second FBO at Seattle's
Boeing Field. In 2007, Clay Lacy
Aviation became an avionics
dealer. Now, the company carries
authorization for more than 12
different manufacturers. This year,
the company is adding a satellite
repair station at the Carlsbad/San
Diego location. Clearly, something
is working for the company.
From the beginning, Clay
Lacy was an innovator and a
record-breaker. For example,
in 1965, Lacy and co-pilot Jack
Conroy made a record-breaking
transcontinental round-trip flight
overnight on May 21. Averaging
more than 483 KTS, the Learjet
made only one stop in each
direction. Actually, the flight set
three world records for business
aircraft: Los Angeles to New
York in 5 hours, 8 minutes; New
York to Los Angeles in 5 hours,
45 minutes; and round trip in 11
hours, 36 minutes, including 1
hour, 14 minutes on the ground.
Clay Lacy Aviation has the same
record-breaking spirit.
As the company grew, it added
capabilities to provide services
to the planes being chartered.

Building maintenance and avionics
facilities reduced downtime and
liabilities. By the end of the 1970s,
the fleet was large enough to
make ferrying for maintenance a
serious and "constant" burden. The
capabilities added to help itself
also aids other customers, as the
FANS STC indicates.
Clay Lacy Aviation is already
eyeing other candidates for FANS
1/A+ STCs. Scott Cutshall, vice
president of marketing said, "The
GV and the Challenger 601 are
prime candidates for the STC
because of the sheer number of
aircraft. Not only is the STC
needed, but also it adds value and
safety."
Clay Lacy Aviation has three
primary attributes working
for it. First, the company is
innovative, recognizing that if
it needs a product or service,
so does someone else. Second,
the company is entrepreneurial,
turning the need or service into
a viable addition to the business.
Finally, the company maintains
high standards of quality and
doesn't allow growth or innovation
compromise those values. q

To learn more about Clay Lacy
Aviation, visit claylacy.com.

http://www.claylacy.com http://www.georgetowninstruments.com

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