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Learn about the lawsuit brought against the creators of X-Plane

In September 2012, Laminar Research (creators of X-Plane) was informed that it and a handful of other developers of Android apps were facing millions of dollars in litigation for using a copy protection technology present in virtually every Android application ever developed.

Learn about the lawsuit

Learn more about this “patent trolling” lawsuit.

Follow us for the latest updates on X-Plane

Want to hear about the latest happenings in the X-Plane world? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+.

Austin’s Adventures

Austin Meyer, owner and developer of X-Plane, keeps a personal blog called Austin’s Adventures.

News and Development Blogs

Want to keep up on the latest goings-on in the world of X-Plane development? Check out the News page for general X-Plane news, and the Developer’s blog for more technical posts. It’s like choosing between the blue pill and the red one.

Expanding X-Plane with New Aircraft, Scenery, and Plug-Ins

X-Plane can be modified in a number of ways. You can add aircraft or custom scenery, or you can download plug-ins that can radically alter the functionality of the simulator. If you don’t find the aircraft, scenery, or plug-ins you’re looking for, you can create you’re own with a bit of programming know-how. It’s all discussed on the Extending X-Plane page.

Joining the X-Plane Community

A number of X-Plane user communities exist across the Web. AVSIM Online is a large forum for general flight simulator discussions, and they also have X-Plane-specific forums. Other options include the X-Plane Freeware Forums, X-Plane.org Forums, and X-Pilot Forums.

X-Plane Mailing Lists

The X-Plane News list: Keeps users up to date on X-Plane progress with a weekly(-ish) email. Send a blank email to x-plane-news-subscribe@egroups.com to join.

The X-Plane Technical list: The main X-Plane forum (sends tons of email, all non-commercial). Send a blank email to x-plane-tech-subscribe@egroups.com to join.

The X-Plane Chat list: The main X-Plane gossip forum (sends tons of email, all non-commercial). Send a blank email to x-plane-chat-subscribe@egroups.com to join.

The X-Plane Features list: List discussing possible new features for X-Plane (sends tons of email, all non-commercial). Send a blank email to x-plane-features-subscribe@egroups.com to join.