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John R. Bell II, is an Aviation Management Consultant who offers Professional Pilot Services. His background includes 35 years of experience in corporate aviation development, implementing and managing the needs of various companies and individuals.

Mr. Bell’s background experience since 2000 has included a number of international ferry flights with North Atlantic and Pacific crossings. He has supported a number of operators in Indonesia, Malaysia, and South Korea. The support he has provided includes qualifying their crewmembers (IOE/SOE) to meet their Air Taxi requirements as per Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and qualifying their Flight Attendants.

Certifications, Ratings, and Flight Times:

Airline Transport Pilot - Airplane Multiengine Land
Type Ratings: CE500, CE525S, CE560XL, CE650 and CE680 Sovereign
Commercial Privileges - Airplane Single Engine Land & Sea
Flight Instructor (Gold Seal) - Airplane Single and Multiengine Instrument Airplane
Flight Times - (Updated: December 31, 2015) Total: 16,128 PIC: 15,372- Turbojet: 7,372- Turboprop: 4,465- Multiengine: 13,382- Piston: 2,563

Litigation Support - Mr. Bell provides expert witness services to counsel representing both Plaintiff and Defendant. He has been a FAASTeam Representative (Formerly FAA Accident Prevention Counselor) since 1984.

Areas of Litigation Expertise:

CFR Title 14 Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR’s)
Cessna Citation Aircraft
Advanced Avionics Systems including Glass Cockpits, GPS, FMS, TAWS, TCAS Systems
Aircraft Aerodynamics
Aircraft Systems
Airspace – Domestic and International (MNPS, RVSM, RNP, PRNAV, BRNAV)
Aviation Weather Decision-making
Cold Weather Operations
CRM (Cockpit Resource Management) and Crew Decision-making
Flight Instruction – Fixed-wing
International Flight Operations and Procedures
IOE / SOE (Initial Operation Experience/Supervised Operation Experience)
Pilot Decision-making
Windshear Operations in the Cockpit

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Keith M. Cianfrani, MAS, CRSP, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, the founder and owner, has over 30 years of aviation experience. He is a master army aviator, aviation safety officer, commercial pilot, instructor pilot, and was an accident investigator for the U.S. Army Safety Center.

Background - Mr. Cianfrani is rated in both rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. As a safety officer, he has managed safety programs in organizations with over 100 aircraft stationed throughout 5 states. Mr. Cianfrani is currently an instructor for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Kansas State University. He is also presently attending Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) as a PhD Student in Aviation Science.

Mr. Cianfrani is a certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and has also worked in the civilian, commercial aviation industry. He has been flying for companies such as Petroleum Helicopters, Damin Aviation, Keystone Helicopters, Island Helicopters, and Chopper 6 and Chopper 3 in Philadelphia. He also has experience in the flight for life, aero medical evacuation industry.

Litigation Support - Keith Cianfrani specializes in Human Factors and Material Failure in Aviation Accident Investigations. He serves as an aviation safety consultant for the Federal Aviation Administration and FIT. An IS-BAO Certified Safety Auditor, he provides safety evaluations in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations. His services are available nationally and internationally and include written reports, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

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