Info from No1 Son
Here's a few links to get you started…
http://forums.x-plane.org - Perfect community and downloads
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showforum=90 - Pilot Training, getting to grips with Aviation and X-plane.
X-plane ships with program called Plane Marker. So yes you can create your own aircraft.One project you might want to look at is the Vulcan, with money going to TVOC…
http://www.x-plane.org/vulcan/http://forums.xplanefreeware.net - Another good community and a few downloads on here too. LOADS of the B757 project stuff I helped with on there.
If you do want to read into aircraft development check out the Wiki….
http://wiki.x-plane.com/Category:Aircraft_DevelopmentThere are so so so many links that I could give. If you have a question or are looking for more information on something
http://forums.x-plane.org is the largest and busiest community for x-plane.