The idea to constitute

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The idea came me already in January 2005, on the way to a SwissFIR meeting (Swiss department of VATSIM, www.vatsim.net). We met, since we organized for this evening a FlyInn to Zurich. Jürg Gänsli and I spoke while driving to this meeting over Zurich and me came the idea to tinker their own scenery so that the off sets between the existing scenes with on-line pilots disappears.
I made myself to provide a scenery. First with airport for Windows, until I recognized the fact that I would come thereby not far and then I began into the SDKs to clean-read itself and could achieve after short time small successes. The standard scenery was not any longer indicated, in place of its was however the runways provided by me beautifully because of their places. Unfortunately with standard textures, but ILS and the PAPIs functioned shone likewise. After I already inquired in the Flightforum whether someone would have desire, I read a contribution of Remo in March, in which he placed those again exactly same question. I announced myself to him and only few days later met we, in order to think the whole idea times through. Remo had fortunately already little experience with Gmax. We worked ourselves by Tutorials and tried for a long time in vain to assign an object textures. It, a first milestone folded sometime was mastered. In the next days and weeks we tinkered around and Remo already tried to provide the first buildings while I me with the Ground busy. Thereafter some time passed since Remo had visit from Thailand. At the end of July put we then correctly loosely. By larger quantities of vitamin B we received detailed material and could immediately our first results regard - Remo built the Tower finished and I moved the runways. Parallel to working on the scenery we drove to the airport and photographed which we could, in order to make of it photo-realistic textures. In addition a good relationship with the people of ISD (Italian Scenery of designer, www.isdproject.com) developed, for us many hints gave with the production of the scenery. The whole ran ever faster and better. We became acquainted with always new methods - Remo provided all buildings several marks! I began with the Taxiwayschildern, so that the pilots do not proceed themselves. ;)
Announced itself at one time Jeffrey Stähli, Scenery designer, who partly works for Flylogic. He asked us, whether we could use still assistance with the scenery, it with the Ground around experimented and us gladly would already help.
After a discussion in with Remo we met in the spring 2006 too third at the airport Zurich and clarified ourselves first some questions, which were located in the area. Afterwards we communicated over the Internet and owing to the very good work of Remo and Jeffrey advanced we fast. To make a heath work meant the signs, particularly with my time budget.
There were naturally also some setbacks, which we looked further forward however fast away-put and. Few weeks ago Jeffrey and Remo provided the Ground completely finished and set up in the meantime I all signs. Now I provide the textures for the buildings, which Remo provides, during Jeffrey's work so far settled to actual thank you again Jeffrey! We thought also intermediate over first release, however some points determined, which must be before still settled.
Markus inhabitant of zurich provided an ingenious homepage for us within only few days! Also thank you very much for your work!

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