Dim Jones
Dim Jones, our MS&T Magazine Europe Editor, is a former RAF Group Captain with 44 years’ experience in defence aviation, having flown more than 7,700 hours in a wide variety of aircraft, the vast majority fast- jet. Dim served as an Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner with the USAF, and as a Qualified Tactics Instructor, Squadron Commander, Station Commander and Deputy Inspector of Flight Safety. Dim spent the last six years as a Qualified Pilot Nav Instructor on the Hawk.
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ITEC 2015 - The exhibition was judged excellent in most aspects, but the conference was dogged by crosstalk. MS&T’s Europe Editor Dim Jones writes. 26 June 2015
In the margins of my recent foray to the Deep South (Portsmouth, that is, not New Orleans), I took the opportunity to visit two of the smaller companies with close ties to the S&T industry. 5 May 2015
On 20th March, the USAF published the requirements for the Advanced Pilot Training Family of Systems (APT FoS) - aka T-X - to replace the ageing T-38. MS&T’s Dim Jones assesses the impact of key performance characteristics. 4 May 2015
The pace of activity is quickening in the training programs supporting international F-35 Lightning II customers. As additional pilots and maintainers from these nations enter US-based training sites, national programs are evolving as countries take delivery of the 5th generation aircraft. Group Editor Marty Kauchak, with files from Europe Editor Dim Jones. 2 May 2015
MFT is regarded as one of the premier events of its kind. MS&T’s Europe Editor Dim Jones reports that it lived up to expectations. 7 April 2015
A user judges the fidelity of a simulator by two yardsticks: does it handle and perform like the real aircraft; and does the world outside look as it should? The latter depends crucially on the quality of the projector. MS&T’s Dim Jones reports on organisational changes at Barco to refocus on the business basics of simulation projection. 1 April 2015
Two conferences on UAS and one on close air support closed out the London autumn conference scene. Europe Editor Dim Jones reports on the three events. 10 February 2015
Well, I/ITSEC 2014 is over and it’s time for reflection, - after all, it is in the after action review that the learning takes place. Managing Editor Jeff Loube, with files from Dim Jones, Marty Kauchak, and Chuck Weirauch, reports. 9 February 2015
Naval mines can have an impact far beyond their cost. Europe Editor Dim Jones brushes up on the topic during a visit to MCM1 at Faslane. 6 November 2014
It is only a few months since we left Cologne and ITEC 2014, but preparations for the 2015 event are already well in hand. Next year’s Conference Chair, Tess Butler, spoke with Europe Editor Dim Jones. 12 September 2014
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