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Resume of Raymond A. Syms

Raymond A. Syms & Associates

Aeronautical Consulting Services
28 Baruch Drive, Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
Phone (732) 870-8883 Fax (732) 870-8885

www.raysyms.com
ray@raysyms.com

Raymond A. Syms & Associates Professional Experience (download PDF)

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. Mr. Syms has been appointed Chairman of the NFPA 418 Committee which develops fire protection and life safety standards for heliports. He is also one of the most senior members of that committee having served over 20 years.

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.

  • -Chair NFPA 418 Standard for Heliports
  • -Chairman, Helicopter Refueling W.G.

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 Curriculum
      United States Armed Forces Institute, Hunter AAF, GA BA, Liberal Arts
      Savannah State College, Savannah, GA BA, Liberal Arts
      Union County College, Union, NJ BS, Management
      Rider Business College, Trenton, NJ BS, Management
      Thomas Edison College, Trenton, NJ BS, Management
      Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ BS, Management

    - All courses were non-matriculated-


    Aeronautical Training:

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

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