Marty Kauchak
Group Editor Marty Kauchak is a retired US Navy Captain, having served for more than 23 years in the surface warfare community. His insights and knowledge about training and simulation were gained through five operational assignments and major staff management positions. In addition to Marty’s military experience, he brings expertise as a former editor and writer for defence publications in the US and overseas. He also developed unique perspectives and knowledge about training during his time as congressional and media outreach coordinator for the US DoD’s Training Transformation Program. Marty is based in New Orleans.
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The fiscal year 2024 Congressional hearings continue with a major difference from last year’s sessions: US Senate and US House members and their staffs are receiving an expanded perspective on aviation topics from a broad roster of industry and government executives, and subject matter experts on key technology, policy and business niches. 29 March 2023
The US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee convened a hearing on Advanced Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond. Group Editor Marty Kauchak monitored the proceedings. 27 March 2023
In the first in a series of simulation and training industry innovators disrupting the market space, Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak gained insights from Gastão de Figueiredo, Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at blackshark.ai. 20 March 2023
The “good” news: the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2024 defense budget request includes major investments for the services’ training and education programs. The “not so good” news: they are competing for their fair share of the budget with high-visibility “big ticket” programs. 16 March 2023
Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak provides highlights of the simulation and training aspects of the FAA's budget request. 14 March 2023
Forget that most major eVTOL OEMs are not eyeing their first round of operational flights until about 2025. An all-hands effort of government and industry stakeholders is gaining momentum to establish the training organizations that will prepare pilots and maintainers to begin this next chapter of aerospace industry history. 10 March 2023
The Loft Dynamics team is developing a virtual reality flight simulator for the Airbus H125 glass cockpit based on the Garmin G500H TXi and GTN 650Xi avionics package. The enhanced device “will be ready in mid-2023. We’re taking orders now.” Simon Von Niederhäusern, Head of Marketing, told CAT. 10 March 2023
Group Editor Marty Kauchak noted his favorite time at industry conferences is the opportunity to explore booths and connect with community members in the exhibition hall. During his walkabout of the HAI exhibition floor on March 7, he gained insights on developments at entrol and Resier. 9 March 2023
Ready, set: design; build the AAM vehicle; train operators and maintainers, and then operate. Not so fast? During an HAI Heli-Expo leadership forum, senior executives from across the rapidly moving sector provided candid insights and perspectives on the opportunities and challenges on horizon for the next decade. 8 March 2023
Rob Scholl discussed Textron eAviation’s rapidly evolving AAM portfolio with Marty Kauchak, Halldale Media Group Editor. 8 March 2023
