Raymond A. Syms & Associates

Outline of Professional Experience

Raymond A. Syms & Associates provides aviation consulting and expert services based on over 40 years of aviation experience encompassing Military, Corporate, Commercial, Airline and Government operations. Management of helicopter and airplane operations, airport and heliport master planning and design, certification and construction, accident prevention, investigation and expert witness services have been performed for a large variety of organizations. Aviation qualifications include over 10,000 flying hours in both rotary and fixed-wing with multi-engine and turbine engine aircraft ratings. Those ratings are: Airline Transport Pilot (both rotary and fixed-wing); BH206 SK76; Flight Instructor in Airplanes, Helicopters and Instruments; and FAA Part 135 Chief Pilot and Instructor Pilot.

General:

Raymond A. Syms & Associates has planned, developed, operated and/or evaluated numerous aeronautical facilities and operations throughout the world. They participate extensively as an industry representative and contracted consultant in many statewide aviation and helicopter system plans. Expert aviation testimony and litigation consultation services have been provided to plaintiffs and defendants on general aviation and airline matters relating to safety, operational concerns, planning, accident prevention and investigations.

Empanelled on numerous FAA and user group committees addressing issues of aeronautical facility design, operations and safety. Contributed essential information and opinions to various federal and state regulators for the formulation and implementation of far-reaching aviation programs and regulatory reviews.

Major Publications:

  • Heliport/Vertiport Development Guide – Helicopter Association International
  • The “Twenty – Five Most Asked Questions and ANSWERS about Heliports/Vertiports” – Helicopter Association International
  • Operational Survey – VFR Heliport Approaches & Departures – Federal Aviation Administration
  • Safety Issues in Heliport/Vertiport Design – The 1990’s and Beyond
  • Analysis of Helicopter Mishaps at Heliports, Airports and Unimproved Sites – Federal Aviation Administration
  • Composite Profiles of Helicopter Accidents at Heliports and Airports – Federal Aviation Administration
  • Published numerous articles in Rotor Magazine, Rotor & Wing, Hospital Aviation, Helicopter World, ERHC News  

Affiliations:

Dowling College, Georgia Institute of Technology, HAI Professional Development Program.

(Presentations on Heliport safety and design, wire strike prevention and flying safely in the wire environment, FAA regulations and guidelines.)



Member:

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn.
Air Traffic Control Assn.
American Helicopter Society
Aviation/Space Writers Assn.
Eastern Region Helicopter Council
  -Past Publisher & Editor, ERHC News
  -Past Chairman, Heliport Comm.
Expert Resources, Inc.
Expert Witness Network
FAA / Industry
 - Vertiport-Heliport Design Group, Vice Chairman-Industry
Helicopter Association Intl.
  -Heliport Committee  

 


 -Acoustics Committee
 -Fly Neighborly Committee
Mid-Atlantic Helicopter Assn.
National Fire Protection Assn.
 -Technical Comm., Helicopter Facilities
 -Chairman, Helicopter Refueling W.G.
National Forensic Center
New Jersey Aviation Advisory Council
 -Licensing and Regulator Committee
Quiet Birdmen
Sea Plane Pilots Association
Technical Advisory Service for Attorney
Who’s Who Registry of Global Business Leaders

Education:

SCHOOL AND LOCATION
United States Armed Forces Institute, Hunter AAF, GA
Savannah State College, Savannah, GA
Union County College, Union, NJ
Rider Business College, Trenton, NJ
Thomas Edison College, Trenton, NJ
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ

Curriculum
BA Liberal Arts
BA Liberal Arts
BS Management
BS Management
BS Management
BS Management

All courses completed with a grade point average of 4.0

Aeronautical Training:

SCHOOL AND LOCATION
Delta Airlines, Newark, NJ.
Basking Ridge Flight School, Basking Ridge, NJ
US Army Airplane and Helicopter Mechanic Qualification, Ft. Rucker, AL
United States Army Flight Training School, Ft. Wolters, TX
United States Army Flight Training School, Ft. Rucker, AL
United States Army Flight Training School, Hunter AAF, GA
US Army Accident Investigation Board, Hunter AAF, GA
Savannah Flight Service, Savannah, GA
Allison Turbine Engine Service Training, Indianapolis, IN
Flight Safety, Republic, NY
Bell Helicopter Training School, Ft. Worth, TX
Linden Flight School, Linden, NJ Aviator
Aerospatiale Helicopter, Grand Prairie, TX
American Airlines, West Palm Beach, FL

Type of Training
Ground Service
Aviator
Mechanic
Aviator
Aviator
Flight Instructor
Investigator
Aviator
Operations
ATP-MEL
Aviator
Aviator
Aviator
Aviator

Professional and personal references available upon request.

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