Quest Aircraft Tabs Clay Lacy Aviation As Authorized Northeastern U.S. Dealer, Service Center
If you live in the northeastern United States and are interested in a plane from Quest Aircraft, manufacturer of the 10-seat Kodiak STOL specialist, you’ll want to check in with Clay Lacy Aviation. That’s due to Quest recently choosing the Oxford, Connecticut, company that Clay Lacy founded in 1968 as its authorized dealer and service center for Kodiak aircraft in the northeastern states.
A Strong Relationship
In a news release, the Sandpoint, Utah,-based Quest Aircraft said the Clay Lacy Aviation appointment extends a strong relationship the companies previously forged in the Pacific Northwest where Clay Lacy serves as an authorized Quest dealer and service center operating out of Boeing Field in Seattle. Clay Lacy serves Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii for Quest in this capacity.
In the northeastern U.S., Clay Lacy Aviation will cover the region including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Broadly, the company offers aircraft management, charter, sales, acquisitions, maintenance, avionics, interiors, and FBO (fixed-base operator) services. The company also notably claims to be the first executive jet charter service west of the Mississippi River.
John Hunt, Quest Aircraft vice president of sales for North, Central, and South America, explained that Quest’s aim with its distribution network is to select best-in-class partners with ideals and practicing similar to its own. “I feel confident that Clay Lacy Aviation will be a fantastic representative for Quest, and expect they will quickly develop many long-lasting customer relationships throughout the northeast communities they serve,” he said.
“The Ideal Aircraft”
Noting that his company is honored to join the Kodiak team, Chris Hand, Clay Lacy Aviation senior vice president, Northeast, characterized the Kodiak as the “ideal aircraft for the owner/pilot, or complement to corporate flight department flying throughout the regions many lakes, rivers, and island retreats.”
By 2017’s end, Quest had a fleet of more than 230 Kodiaks certified in 50 countries. Originally, Tom Hamilton and David Voetmann founded the company to design and build the “ultimate humanitarian workhorse.” The aircraft, however, eventually became known for its ability to support amphibious and straight float operations, special missions, medevac purposes, skydiving, business travel, and owner-flown applications.
Billed as the “only sport utility vehicle with wings,” the Kodiak features an aluminum construction, optional cargo pod, Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 turbine engine, and 183-KTAS max speed. Available in three interior packages, the Kodiak is certified for flight into known ice, can take off in less than 1,000 feet (304.8 meters), supports a 7,255-pound (3,290-kilogram) gross takeoff weight, 3,535-pound (1,603-kilogram) useful load, can climb at 1,371 feet (418 meters) per minute, and has a 1,132-nautical mile (2,096-kilometer) extended range.
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Source: Quest Aircraft
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