Michael Henderson
Legal Eagle Expert, Principal Expert
As the Legal Eagles Creator, I have over 25 years of critical problem-solving experience providing General Aviation Pilot Training and All Phases of Aircraft Management. I am an expert in understanding the critical factors that determine all manner of aviation outcomes by connecting pilot capability, training, emotional fitness, state of being and the relevant relationships between pilot, machine, and environment.
Current Flight School & Aircraft Lease Business Owner & Physicist with over 25 years of critical problem-solving experience providing all phases of General Aviation Aircraft Management and Pilot Training. Sought technical resource focused on FAA requirements, historical trends, aircraft capabilities in addition to current pilot training and behavioral characteristics relevant to critical performance cause and effect.
• Skilled and experienced in critical state of the art problem solving techniques developed for and used by NASA, Boeing, IBM, Intel, Apple and other organizations.
• Inventor and builder of key technologies.
• Expert Pilot & Physicist.
• Cause and Effect Master, Clear and Concise Reporting.
Completed cases upon request.
Captain Botta
Legal Eagle Expert
Captain Botta used his time as a Captain and as an FAA designated line check airman for a Major Airline to evaluate, train and instruct student airline and upgrading pilots. In addition, during his 9 years as a Corporate Jet Captain, Professional Standards Committee Chairman and 10 years as a former Licensed Professional Counselor in St. Louis, MO he used that experience and the same psychological and emotional principles he used in private practice as a Counselor to determine behavioral issues that lead to “cause and effect” in the aviation accident/incident environment.
His experience and these principles have had direct application to the successful investigation and opining of aviation incidents and accidents in Captain Botta’s practice as an Aviation Expert. Completed cases upon request.
Completed cases upon request.
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Robert Tuck
Legal Eagle Expert
My experience and background encompasses over thirty two years of practical and professional aviation related experience ranging from mechanic to president. I possess a valid A&P License with a clean FAA record. My most recent airline experience was as the Manager of Outside Airframe Services for a 121 Charter Airline overseeing the heavy maintenance of a fleet of twelve (12) Boeing B727-200 aircraft. I was responsible for the overall planning, budget and program performance for all aircraft maintenance done at outside vendors (such as “C” checks).
I now perform pre/post purchase inspections, records reviews, repossessions, and maintenance bridging on transport category aircraft for aircraft operators and leasing companies as a consultant. I am adept at contract negotiations and interpretation. I have prepared bids and estimates for labor hours required for aircraft induction and letter checks. I often act as a technical representative, and track aircraft through maintenance utilizing computers and specialized software. At Aerotest and Hawaiian Airlines, I instituted a production control system for labor hour tracking and materials budgeting considerations and managed the overall maintenance planning efforts that applied to each company’s unique needs. I have also trained others in the use of computer software, as well as set up systems and recommend software to clients in need of tracking software for their own unique business needs.
My company, Jet Research, which I founded in 1996, has over 650 verifiable aircraft projects to its credit and I manage a $5M budget annually and employ over 30 people in several different countries.
Completed cases upon request.
Mr. Darby
Legal Eagle Expert
Worldwide, Mr. Darby is recognized as an expert in US pilot hiring, pilot selection, pilot supply and demand forecasting, and interview preparation including: testing, simulator evaluations, medical exams and personnel interviews. He is regularly quoted in the national media – newspapers, magazines, and on television, including The Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, New York Times, Flying Magazine, AOPA Pilot, Airline Pilot Magazine, Time Magazine, Business Week, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and many more. He is the president of KitDarby.com Aviation Consulting, LLC in Peachtree City, GA. KitDarby.com provides pilot career consulting to individual pilots, flight schools, government agencies, investment firms, and both domestic and international airlines. The company also provides litigation support for pilots that are delayed, injured, or have been involved in a fatal accident to determine potential lost career values and earnings capacity.
Education: BS Aeronautical Studies – Fixed-wing Flt Tech., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Airline Transport Pilot, ; Type Ratings: B717/27/37/57/67, DC-8/9, United, Boeing, Delta; ATP – Certification Training Program Instructor, Delta Professional Services
Years in Practice: 33
Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 25
Completed cases upon request.
Kodey Bogart
Legal Eagle Expert
Kodey Bogart serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for KB Solutions, LLC. Kodey is a vastly experienced pilot, aviation safety professional, and aviation expert with over 19 years of experience. Before starting KB Solutions, LLC., Kodey taught numerous aspects of helicopter flight and Safety Management Systems (SMS). She has lectured and written several published articles as a Subject Matter Expert for Flight Data Monitoring and aviation news organizations.
Mrs. Bogart is a former United States Army Warrant Officer and Aviator flying the Blackhawk during medical evacuation missions. She is a decorated Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran who has received two Air Medals and a Sikorsky Rescue Award.
Mrs. Bogart has extensive experience across aviation operations, including aviation safety, flight training, maintenance test flights, helicopter air ambulance, and aviation law enforcement. Mrs. Bogart holds many credentials, including Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rotorcraft, FAA Certified Flight Instructor including Instrument Instructor (CFI/CFII), and Certified International Safety Manager (CISM®), to name a few. Mrs. Bogart has tremendous experience consulting helicopter air ambulance, law enforcement, and agricultural operators utilizing aviation assets.
Mrs. Bogart is an Aviation Doctoral (AvD) student at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). She graduated summa cum laude from the FIT with a Masters in Aviation Safety with an emphasis on Safety Management Systems. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics with a minor in Helicopter Safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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