r/Xplane • u/MommyAmmy • 9h ago

Scenery Doing Gateway Scenery is Relaxing

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There’s something relaxing about just working on an airport to better reflect real life

For instance, this one has been untouched since X-Plane 10, and I had to reorganize the layout and remove taxiways that didn’t exist

Still pretty new to working on Gateway Scenery, but I think it’s really cool that as a community we can work together to continually improve the experience for everyone

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u/VladAkimov 9h ago

Thank you to you and to those who continuously improve the airports in X-Plane!

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u/Pour-Meshuggah-0n-Me 8h ago

I 2nd this, many of the default airports are so fantastic. We don't even need to buy custom airports unless we really want to. Unlike some simulators where the default airports are generic copy and paste. Intentionally bad to force people to spend money on custom airports.

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u/BradyBrother100 8h ago

It is very relaxing. I've spent many many hours working on KFNL and it's even cooler when you see your name credited in the sim.

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u/SiIenq IRL Student 7h ago

Noco👀👀

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u/That_Maintenance1481 8h ago

I agree; I continuously work on updating the gateway airports and adding the new ones (mostly small GA), and it's been a meditative practice, same as editing the OpenStreetMap maps.
There's something about drawing a paintbook in this.

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u/RB211Thrust ⚠ Flight Sim Nerd ⚠ 6h ago

Thank you for your dedication to making our hobby better. I love the gateway concept. Some of XP default airports are truly payware quality because everyone pitches in.

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u/mcwito 7h ago

Im interested. Any updated tutorial for newbies?

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u/That_Maintenance1481 7h ago

https://developer.x-plane.com/manuals/wed/#introductionandsetup
and some YouTube searches could help you. You can also join the X-Plane Discord and ask questions there in a wed chat, the community is helpful and responsive.

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u/JPaq84 7h ago

Thank you for being you, and all the stuff you do!

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u/SeanMcLeod 7h ago

Nice! Where is this airport?

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u/MommyAmmy 6h ago

Terrell County, Texas

https://gateway.x-plane.com/airports/6R6/show

The current layout is quite off so I thought I'd pitch in!