Current August, 2022: Captain Botta has 35 years Aviation Experience with a General Aviation background, as an International Airline and Corporate Pilot and 10 years in Private Practice as a former Licensed Professional Counselor and Group Leader.
Aviation Expert Witness Experience:
• SEAK Expert Witness Directory, 12/21
• SEAK Expert Witness Training, 2/22
• Wrongful death case settled, 7/26/22
• Opined on:
• Pilot competency
• Pilot incapacity, medical issues
"Bert, I am pleased to report that we resolved the case yesterday for a positive (yet confidential result).
The information you provided for the case allowed for myself and my clients to show the defense that we were worthy adversaries and knew what should have been done and what hadn't been done in training and in the flight. Without your expertise, we wouldn't have been so successful.
Again, I want to thank you for your time on this case.
I've not handled an aviation case before, and you (and the aerobatic expert you brought onto the case) were both great!"
Thanks, Kelly
Captain Botta's specialty is: The Opining of Pilot Psychological and Emotional Fitness As It Relates to Judgment That May Have Led to an Aircraft Accident or Incident
• Captain Botta assesses and opines on individuals in a Corporate, Airline or General Aviation case that may have
• Involved pilot error, inter-personal conflict or other “human factor†related issues
• Based on his Experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor
• And as a TWA FAA Designated Check Airman
• TWA/ALPA & NetJets Professional Standards Committee Chairman
• Experience in Aviation Expert Witness Cases involving Professional Aviator Medical and Flight Fitness Issues
• Experience with Rebuttal, Written Reports and Deposition
• Certified Leader of a Personal Leadership Training
General Specialties: General Aviation, Flight Crew Human Factors, Pilot Judgment, Safety Culture Adherence, Pilot Behavior Analysis, Accident Analysis
Education:
• Masters Degree, Counseling Psychology, John F Kennedy University, Orinda, CA, 1984
• BA, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 1964
• Post Graduate Studies in Human Behavior, Advanced Human Studies Institute, Miami, FL, 1985-1989
Aviation Experience:
• Airline Pilot/Captain at Trans World Airlines (TWA) 1966-1993
• FAA Designated Check Airman, TWA, 1989-1993
• TWA/ALPA Professional Standards Committee, Chairman
• NetJets, Corporate Jet Pilot/Captain, 2000-2009
• NetJets Professional Standards Committee, Chairman
• Licensed Professional Counselor in Private Practice, St. Louis, MO, 1989-1996
As an Aviation Expert, Captain Botta has 35 years of Aviation Experience as:
• General Aviation Background
• A Major Airline Captain with
• International, Multi-Cultural experience
• Designated FAA Line Check Captain
• Pilot Instructor
• Captain for NetJets
As a Licensed Professional Counselor with a former private & group practice Bert combines Aviation Expert skills with
• Psychological and Emotional tools
• That Provide Valuable Insights into the Makeup of Aviation Professionals
TWA CAPTAIN: 1966-1992: 20000 hours flying experience, Captain, First Officer, Flight Engineer.
DESIGNATED FAA LINE CHECK AIRMAN TWA: 1989 – 1992, MD80/DC9
SAUDI ARABIA SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, CAD License # TA325, 1976-1977
TWA AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION
TWA/ALPA (AIRLINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION) PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: 1986-1989
TWA/ALPA CHAIRMAN, FAMILY AWARENESS COMMITTEE: 1990-1992
TWA/ALPA SECOND OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE: 1973-1976
NETJETS: GULFSTREAM AND CITATION JET CAPTAIN: 2000 – 2009
NETJETS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Teamsters Union, 2001-2005
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