Clay Lacy Honored at NBAA

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 09:43 PM ET

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Legendary aviator Clay Lacy was honored with NBAA's 2011 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, the association's highest honor, for his significant contributions to the aviation community.
Lacy's impressive career spans over 50,000 flight hours in more than 200 aircraft types, acquiring 32 type ratings since he began flying at age 12.
His notable achievements include winning the Reno Air Races, setting an around-the-world speed record, performing aerial scenes for movies like Top Gun, and founding one of the world's largest charter operations, placing him among aviation legends such as Charles Lindbergh.

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Several leading names in aviation gathered to pay tribute to legendary aviator Clay Lacy as he was awarded NBAA‘s 2011 Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, the association’s highest honor, at the NBAA Convention on Tuesday.

Bob Hoover, Sean Tucker, Randy Babbitt, Fig Newton, Harrison Ford and Eugene Cernan joined Lacy on stage to celebrate his life-long love of aviation and his significant contributions to the aviation community.