Aviation Expert Consultant and Witness

JB Aviation, LLC was founded in 1998. My background experience includes 45 years in Aviation. Have logged over 16,000 plus accident free flight hours. Hold an ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) certificate along with an CFI Gold Seal (Certified Flight Instructor – Airplane-Instrument & Multi-engine). Background includes FAR 91 and 135 Air Taxi Operations. Also include Flight Training FAR Part 141 Flight Schools and FAR Part 142 Training Centers. Support – Aviation Expert services and Consultant, Aviation Department Development, Short-Term Aircraft Management, Aircraft Evaluations and Deliveries, Aircraft Systems and Crew Training, Ferry Flight Services Domestic and International. SOE/IOE training requirements for crewmembers.

Experience includes operations in the Domestic US and International regions with over 30 North Atlantic and Pacific crossings. Supported operations in Aruba, Jamaica, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea and Europe. Currently hold five Cessna Citation type rating with over 8,000 flight hours in Citation turbofan jets aircraft. A recipient of the FAA “Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award” (50 years)

I maintain a full-service training agreement with FlightSafety International (FSI) and with 30 West IP (International Procedures). Located in Wichita, Kansas, Home of Textron Aviation

Areas of Expertise:

  • CFR Title 14 Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR’s) and US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • Aircraft and Crew Accident Analysis
  • Aircraft Aerodynamics
  • Aircraft Systems
  • Advanced Avionics Systems including Glass Cockpits, GPS, FMS, TAWS, TCAS Systems
  • Aviation Weather and Cold-weather Operations
  • Crew Decision Making
  • CRM (Cockpit Resource Management)
  • Flight Instruction – Fixed-wing
  • International Operations and Procedures
  • SMS – Safety Management System and FRAT – Flight Risk Assessment
  • High Altitude airport operations

Safety Awards:

  • NBAA Corporate Business Flying Safety Award – JB Aviation, LLC (18 Years)
  • NBAA Pilot Safety Award – 17,000 Hours
  • Arkansas Aviation Safety Counselor Award – 1997
  • FAA Aviation Safety Counselor of the Year Award (Southwest Region) – 1997
  • FAA Pilot Proficiency Award Program Phase XI

Professional Affiliations:

  • Air Force Association
  • National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA)
  • Member of Cessna’s Industry Steering Committee – MSG 3
  • Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA)
  • National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)
  • Wichita Aero Club

Accident-free Flight Hours:

  • 17,000+ (FAA ASEL Private Pilot received June 1973)

FAA Rating and Types:

  • ATP – Airline Transport Rating, ASEL – Airplane Single-engine Land, ASES – Airplane Single-engine Sea, AMEL –  Airplane Multi-Engine Land, AMEL
  • CFI – A, I and ME (FAA Certificated Flight Instructor since 1978)
  • Type Ratings – Cessna Citation C525S series, Cessna Citation C500 series, Cessna Citation 560XL series, Cessna Citation 650 series and Cessna Citation 680 series including the Citation Latitude (680A)

Education:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Mira Costa Community College – Palomar Community College – Community College of the Air Force