I'm Adam Duker,
Hi there! I'm Adam Duker. I'm looking to explore new opportunities in a variety of industries. I've got experience in customer service and technology roles, and I spent five years as a bar supervisor.
Outside of work, I have a lot of interests. I'm passionate about aviation, motor sports, virtual reality/gaming, and technology in general. As a kid, I was always fascinated by planes but never really got into the depths. During the pandemic, I got back into flight simulation and fell in love with it all over again. I've spent over two thousand hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane, and I enjoy visiting the Manchester Airport visitor park.
At FlyLumo Group, a virtual airline for the flight simulation community, I've taken on various roles. We give users realistic flying experiences with routes, aircraft, fuelling, cost indexing, and pay. I started as a scheduling coordinator and am now the operations manager for one of FlyLumo Group's subsidiaries.
In the post-pandemic world, I saw the opportunity to explore the world.
When I was about fourteen, I discovered Twitch.tv, a live streaming website. That's where I also first encountered Virtual Reality, more about that later.
I saw people flying planes online, and it really fascinated me. Since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated by planes, especially from my childhood trips with my family. I used to ask to visit the flight deck or meet the pilots. The idea of experiencing flying virtually was really entertaining to me. So, during a Steam sale when I had some leftover money, I bought Microsoft Flight Simulator X—and that's where it all started.
Sadly, due to the steep learning curve and my short attention span as a teenager, I found it hard to grasp beyond a few fun flights where I didn't really know what I was doing, so I put it aside. During the pandemic, while looking for new streamers to watch, I rediscovered the Flight Simulation community. That's when I decided to pick it up again. Instead of going back to the fourteen-year-old FSX, I chose X-Plane 11 because it was popular and easier to understand gradually.
When Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) was released, I didn't get into it immediately. But as more third-party aircraft were added, I jumped on the "MSFS" bandwagon in 2021. I became obsessed with its real-world data integration for scenery and weather. Now, I have 1,000 hours plus in MSFS, staff member of a virtual airline and also active in the ATC Networks.
