Software Programmers and Producers reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum

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David Eckert

Bio

I have been dabbling in flightsim since I first had a single floppy version running on a Mac 512k about 15 years ago. It displayed 16 shades of gray but I was still able to make out the outline of the San Francisco Bay Area. I was amazed. My buddy then got a new 386 PC and loaded the first color version of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Wow! Color! It looked so real. I was hooked.

I tried my hand at designing with Aircraft Factory 99 but didn't have much luck. Soon after, FS Design Studio was released.

Kaman HH-43 Huskie for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000

My first model was a Kaman HH-43 Huskie helicopter. My father had just passed away and he loved that little helicopter. He served on them as a crew chief in the later 1950's and early 1960's. Modeling the helicopter reminded me of him and so I wanted it to be the best it could be.

I was soon hooked on designing add-on aircraft.

This hobby combined my life-long love of aviation, my computer skills and graphic design skills into something I love. By building the aircraft I wanted to build I could finally fly the aircraft I wanted to fly.

After 3-4 freeware releases I was approached to build add-on aircraft for money. I have done commercial work for Just Flight, Lago and Abacus. I have been working with Abacus for almost 5 years now and enjoy the folks there and the work I do for them.

Each model I build can take from a few months to years of work depending on time, complexity and available research material.

David Eckert

From www.daviator.com - 2006

Sim Projects

A complete list of David Eckert's projects is at www.daviator.com

A sample list:

Freeware

A Sopwith Camel for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - Microsoft deleted this favourite from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, with David's model you can fly it again!

Boeing Stearman as described in Steven Coonts book "Cannibal Queen". - for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002.

Payware

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - 2001

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Aircraft textures

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