History of Lasar

History

           A Bit of History of Lake Aero Styling

                      & the Loewen Family!

   (Much of the text below first appeared in Infight Magazine in 1997,

   and was written by Ray Hutchings, under the title “The Mooney Mall

   by the Lake.”  Updates were added by Shery Loewen, May 2009.)

LAKEPORT, -Clear Lake comes into view. As you get closer, you see the town of Lakeport, Calif., nestled against the shore. Just south of  town is Lampson field, a sleepy airport neatly surrounded by farmland, like part of a huge jig saw puzzle.  As you taxi to the main ramp, you notice an unusually large number of Mooney's all around. You've arrived at Lake Aero Styling and Repair, (LASAR), one of the world’s largest Mooney Service Centers, owned by Paul and Shery Loewen.

If you are a Mooney lover, you feel right at home. Lake Aero Styling And Repair is an Authorized Mooney Service Center, the home of LASAR Speed Mods, a source for both new and used parts, and a sheet metal and fiberglass shop for major repairs. Add to that an avionics shop, an aircraft salvage operation, and used aircraft sales, and you get the distinct feeling that they can do it all.

Hang around for a while and you realize that Paul's employees are treated like part of a family. Work is done in a friendly, but businesslike manner. Everyone seems to eat, sleep and drink airplanes in general and Mooneys in particular. One hand‑written sign on the hangar wall attests to the need to temper this enthusiasm by declaring, "No plane talk allowed on breaks."

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