Eurocopter EC120B Colibri
By Clay Lacy - in August 1998 Professional Pilot Magazine's "Flightcheck"
ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,
Learjet series, Hawker, Boeing 747
and 25 misc. type ratings.
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Citation Excel
By Clay Lacy In Professional Pilot's December 1998 "Flight Check"
ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea.
Gulfstream II/III/IV, Learjet series,
HS125, Boeing 747 and
25 misc. type ratings.
The Citation Excel was designed as follow-on aircraft to the popular Citation V Ultra. It’s probably been the most successful new bizjet offering ever with more than 200 firm orders at this very early stage of the program. Our flight test pilot, Clay Lacy, made his way to Wichita KS to evaluate the Excel’s unique blend of light jet and big-cabin attributes.
Bombardier Learjet 40
By Clay Lacy in 2005 Professional Pilot Magazine "Flight Check"
ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,
Learjet and Citation Series
HS125, Boeing 747, DC3,
and 25 misc type ratings
BOMBARDIER LEARJET 40: $7.8MIL, 6-7 SEATS, M.81, 1824 NM, FL510
Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite, 4-display EFIS, EICAS, RVSM ready, EGPWS, Honeywell TFE31-20-AR turbofans with 3500 lbs of thrust a peice.
Bombardier Global 5000
By Clay Lacy in 2004 Professional Pilot Magazine "Flight Check"
ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,
Learjet and Citation Series
HS125, Boeing 747, DC3,
and 25 misc type ratings
BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 5000: $33.5 MIL, 8 SEATS, M.89, 4800 NM, FL510
Honeywell Primus 2000XP avionics suite, TCAS 2000, EGPWS, GPS, Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 turbofans with 14750 lbs of thrust.
Bell 609 Civil Tiltrotor
BELL’S 609 CIVIL TILTROTOR PROMISES NEW VTOL POSSIBILITIES
By Clay Lacy - in September 1998 Professional Pilot Magazine's "Flightcheck"
ATP/CFII/Helo/Sea. Gulfstream II/III/IV,
Learjet series, Raytheon Hawker, Boeing 747
and 25 misc. type ratings.
731 Falcon 20B
The Dassault Falcon 20 has always been a great airplane. It has been well received by customers and is also a good looking airplane with just the right proportions. The Falcon 20 was a superb candidate for re-engining and AlliedSignal’s TFE731-5BR retrofit program has certainly been a success. AlliedSignal brought a customer 731 Falcon 20B to VNY (Van Nuys, CA) for our flightcheck along with 731 Falcon 20B Retrofit Program Mgr of Marketing and Sales Don Sterling, AlliedSignal Capt. Rudy Bow and Stjepan Ban, the pilot for the new owner.
