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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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Jim Leatzow has 46 years of "hands-on" practical, property / casualty insurance agency experience. Leatzow has literally worn "every hat there is to wear in the P/C insurance business. He provides expert & arbitration services nationally & internationally with no charge for travel time. He is articulate, efficient & equally comfortable within the U.S. & in foreign venues. His experience includes:

46 years national Property/Casualty insurance industry experience
30 years national, Property/Casualty insurance Agency Owner
23 years national, Property/Casualty Managing General Agent (MGA)
20 years national, Third Party Administrator (TPA) insurance claim adjuster
26 years Reinsurance experience & Company Founder/President
17 years Certified insurance Arbitrator (U.S. / U.K. / Bermuda)
55 years Licensed Pilot with Commercial, Instrument, Multi & Seaplane Ratings
Still licensed in Illinois (46 years) & Wisconsin (38 years)
Licensed in all states for 20-25 years until 2005 (agency sold)
Rule 26 Report specialization on complex cases
Bad Faith Expert qualified nationally
History of representing plaintiff & defense equally
No charge for travel time "coast to coast"

Leatzow's specialties include: Agent-Broker-MGA standards of care / Bad Faith / Coverage / Agent-Broker E&O Claims / Agent-Broker custom & practice / Professional (E&O) Liability / Claims Adjusting Standard of Care / Claims-made coverage / Surplus Lines issues / Underwriting / Licensing / Property / General Liability /Aviation Insurance

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