Aviation Expert Witness

This highly-qualified expert of aircraft certification has over 40 years of experience in the aircraft field. He earned his BS in aeronautics from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant license. He is also a certified aircraft appraiser and is an active member of the Professional Aircraft Appraisal Organization and the International Society of Safety Professionals. Formerly, he served as a product ...

This aviation expert's total flight time is over 24,000 hours in over 100 different aircraft types. He is a certified multi-engine flight instructor, flight engineer, and airline transport pilot. He is a member of numerous aviation organizations, including the Allied Pilots Association and the United States Pilot Association. Aircrafts this expert has flown include the Boeing 727, 737, 757, 767, and 777 models. His former work experience includes being a charter pilot ...

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This expert has over 30 years of experience in aviation and air traffic control. He is active in his field as a member of several professional organizations including the Air Traffic Control Association and the Federal Aviation Managers Association. He previously served as an air traffic control specialist for the U.S. Navy and the Federal Aviation Administration. He was also an air traffic control plan and programs specialist and a supervisory air traffic control ...

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This experienced aviation expert earned his BS from Amherst College and is a certified airline transport pilot and flight instructor. He formerly served as a pilot for Penobscot Island Air and as the president of Skywagon Air Service, where he specialized in aircraft marketing and developed technology to maximize turn around time on charter requests to qualified vendor selection. For the almost a decade, he has been serving as the president of an aviation consultancy, ...

Dr. Jonathan G. French has 40 years of experience in Human Factors and Ergonomics and he earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Physiological Psychology from Colorado State University. Formerly, this expert served as a Research Pharmacologist at Parke-Davis, as a Research Associate in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Michigan, and as a Lead Neuroscientist at Micro Analysis and Design, Inc. Currently, this expert serves as the Director of Research and as a ...

Mr. W. Daniel Cerkan has over 30 years of experience in Aviation Safety. He earned his BA in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University and his MS in Aeronautical Sciences from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Today this expert is an Accredited Auditor by Helicopter Association International, Airline Transport Pilot by Federal Aviation Administration, and IS-BAO Auditor by the International Business Aviation Council. Formerly, this expert served as the ...

Mr. Mike Cannon has 27 years of experience in the field of Aviation. He earned his BS in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University, his MS in Computer Science from Colorado Technical University, and his MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Today, this expert is certified as an Airline Transport Pilot and as a Flight Instructor by the Federal Aviation Administration. Formerly, this expert served as a Utility Pilot for Source Helicopters and as both a ...

Mr. Colin A. Sommer has 20 years of experience in Aviation. He earned his BSE in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan. Today, this expert is a certified Private Pilot by the Federal Aviation Administration and a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado. Currently, he serves as an Aircraft Mishap and Failure Investigator and as the Vice President of Aeroscope, Inc. He also serves as the Director of Manufacturing at eTuk USA....

Dr. Jeffrey Edwards has over 45 years of experience in Aviation Safety. He earned his BA from Miami University of Ohio, his MA from Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. from Saint Louis University. Today, this expert is a Certified Flight Instructor, an Airline Transport Pilot, a Ground Instructor, a Remote Pilot, and a Repairman Experimental Aircraft Builder, all through the Federal Aviation Administration. He is also a Master Instructor Emeritus through the National ...

Mr. Robert Lee Gibson has over 57 years of experience in Aeronautical Engineering, Aerodynamics, and Flight Testing. He earned his AAS in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University Cal Poly and his BS in Engineering Sciences from the State University of New York Suffolk County Community College. Currently, he is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration as an Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor. This expert became an astronaut ...