Blog : In Memoriam

King Air Instructor, Mentor & Friend Tom Clements Shaped Generations: A legend. A national treasure. One of a kind. A giant in the King Air community.

These are just a few of the descriptions of Tom Clements that were shared online as news spread about his death Oct. 19 at age 81. Tom flew and instructed in King Airs for more than 50 years, starting as a ground and flight instructor at Beech Aircraft Corporation in 1972, continuing through his own…