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Rick Adams

Rick Adams

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.
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EASA Publishes FSTD Process for A/M/V/XR and eVTOL Special Conditions

March 16, 2023
Rick Adams

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published its process for “special conditions” for flight simulation training devices using new technologies such as virtual reality or new aircraft types such as electric vertical takeoff and landing ‘air taxis’.


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Ukraine War

Wagner v. Mozart: Is This the Future of Warfare?

February 22, 2023
Rick Adams

Signing on with the Wagner Group was supposed to be a ‘get out of jail’ card, but for tens of thousands of young Russian men it became a ticket to Hell. Like the once-vaunted Russian Army, which was expected to blitz through its neighbour within a matter of days, the Wagner reputation has similarly suffered in the crucible of conflict against a more highly motivated and better-trained foe.


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Leonardo Smart Chair Mimics 6th-Gen Fighter

December 6, 2022
Rick Adams

Leonardo is conceptualizing training for 6th-generation fighter aircraft by reproducing a possible cockpit with its “Smart Chair” virtual / augmented reality device at its Battle Lab in Turin, Italy.


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Is Europe’s FCAS Fighter a Go or … ?

November 30, 2022
Rick Adams

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is a “system of systems” envisioned as swarming drones and a sixth-generation fighter to replace France’s Rafales, Germany’s Typhoons, and Spain’s EF-18 Hornets.


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Pieces of Silver

Editorial Comment
November 18, 2022
Rick Adams
Money or morality? Mercenaries have faced that choice for centuries. MS&T Editor in Chief Rick Adams comments on the most recent revelation.
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Can We End The 1500-Hour Charade?

Editorial Comment
November 14, 2022
Rick Adams
Show us the data of what training curricula delivers a competent pilot, CAT Editor Rick Adams, FRAeS challenges.
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'The Right Competence at the Right Time'

Aircraft OEMs to Present United Recommendations for Flight Training
November 4, 2022
Rick Adams
Rick Adams interviewed the Founder and President of the AMFTA, Jean-Michel Bigarré, and Assistant Secretary Susannah Crabol in Toulouse, France.
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APC: Matching Quality Candidates with Quality ATOs

October 10, 2022
Rick Adams
The Airline Pilot Club has grown to 8,800 members as they raise the training standards for pre-selection and ATO quality.
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EU Continues to Mull Joint Training Support for Ukraine

August 31, 2022
Rick Adams

Defence ministers from the 27 EU countries this week discussed the possibility – but have not yet reached unanimous agreement – to launch a military training mission for Ukraine. 


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Korea Training Event Welcomes the World

August 8, 2022
Rick Adams
Ostensibly, vAAETS was a conference about aviation training in Korea, and certainly that was the primary emphasis of the presentations.
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