Editor of CAT Magazine, Rick Adams is a respected international journalist with more than three decades of experience in defence, aviation, simulation and training topics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS). In addition to editing CAT Magazine, Rick has written regularly for MS&T Magazine for 20 years. He has led communications for several major defense, simulation and information technology companies.

Gaming the Wargames

EDITORIAL COMMENT

September 1, 2021

Rick Adams

Is the objective of a strategy and tactics exercise to win, or learn? Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS, comments.

CAT Leader Forum: the ‘HoT’ Issues Facing European Aviation Training

August 5, 2021

Rick Adams

The CAT Leader Forum emerged from an annual Heads of Training (HoT) meeting which Halldale typically conducts with EASA at the European Airline Training Symposium.

The More Things Change…

EDITORIAL COMMENT

August 5, 2021

Rick Adams

World Aviation Training Summit (WATS) Chair and CAT/MS&T Editor Rick Adams discusses the pace of change in aviation training after the conclusion of our CAT Leader Forum workshop/webinar series.

UPRT Webinar, Five Things You Missed

CAT Leader Forum

August 2, 2021

Rick Adams

Read what our expert presenting panel discussed during the fifth installment of our CAT Leader Forum Series.

Uncivil Aviation

EDITORIAL COMMENT

June 1, 2021

Rick Adams

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary called the diversion-by-force of Flight 4798 a "state-sponsored hijacking". CAT Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS, asks how offended governments will respond.

Invisible Enemies

EDITORIAL COMMENT

May 17, 2021

Rick Adams

The US DoD is struggling to fill a shortage in cyber skills while hackers attack vulnerable IT infrastructure.

Born in Switzerland: Regulator-Qualified VR Flight Training PREMIUM

April 26, 2021

Rick Adams

“In four years, we will take a look.” That’s a typical response when pilots, instructors and operators first hear about a virtual reality-based simulator, regulator-qualified for training credits. “How about now?” VRM Switzerland has responded.

EASA Qualifies World’s First VR Flight Training Device

April 26, 2021

Rick Adams

VRM Switzerland has received approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for pilot training credits in a type-specific Robinson R22 virtual reality flight simulation training device, the world’s first VR-driven FSTD to receive approval from an aviation regulatory authority.

Vaccine Injection Boosts US Airlines

April 5, 2021

Rick Adams

Major US carriers and some regionals are ramping up hiring of pilots and other personnel as the vaccine rollout accelerates. Rick Adams relates some of the hopeful signs for a summer travel surge.

Rare? Rusty? Routine?

EDITORIAL COMMENT

March 22, 2021

Rick Adams

That United 328 did not crash is a testament to well trained pilots. And a cautionary warning for the ramp-up of airline operations, notes CAT Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS.

Major General Andrea Tullos, Second Air Force Commander

Second Air Force is responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for US Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers. Group Editor Marty Kauchak relates MG Tullos’ insights on the transformation of military classrooms.