Clay is a fourth generation pilot, coming from a lineage of aircraft engineers, military pilots, and aviation professionals. He took his first flight at 10 days old, earned his pilot's license in high school, and has since flown a wide variety of aircraft, focusing on the Cirrus and Cub platforms. Clay attended Georgia Tech and graduated with Finance and Strategy & Innovation degrees. Clay currently volunteers with the Recreational Aviation Foundation, and is actively involved in NBAA's YoPro group. In his free time, he flies the Carbon Cub he built just after his 22nd birthday at Georgia Tech and is proud to be recognized as the youngest cub builder to date.