r/Helicopters is a subreddit with 420k members. The community frequently discusses helicopter, helicopters, chinook, apache, and aircraft, and they frequently recommend/review attack helicopter, logbook, and flight school, and the most common flair used is heli pictures/videos , heli identification?, discussion , general question, and career/school question.
A subreddit for helicopter industry professionals and enthusiasts
Popular Topics in r/Helicopters
#1
Helicopter
83 posts
#2
Helicopters
19 posts
#3
Chinook
15 posts
#4
Apache
14 posts
#5
Aircraft
8 posts
#6
Army
7 posts
#7
Sikorsky
7 posts
#8
World Helicopter Day
7 posts
#9
Japanese
6 posts
#10
Crash
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/Helicopters
Attack Helicopter
119 reviews
#1
Boeing
5.0★ from 27 reviews
#2
Bell
4.1★ from 10 reviews
#3
Apache
4.8★ from 10 reviews
Logbook
3 reviews
#1
MyFlightBook
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
LogTen
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
Safelog
4.0★ from 1 review
Flight School
1 review
#1
Platinum Helicopters
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Helicopters
#1
Heli Pictures/Videos
: "Ukrainian helicopter pilots flying exceptionally low"
143 posts
#2
Heli Identification?
: "Does anyone know?"
14 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What‘s the most helicopter-looking helicopter?"
10 posts
#4
General Question
: "What are the yellow stripes on these UH-60's?"
9 posts
#5
Career/School Question
: "Why are compound rotors not popular both military and commercial?"
6 posts
#6
News
: "Ukraine Could Become Bell Textron’s Key H-1 Helicopter Hub in Europe and Rebuild Its Rotary-Wing Combat Power"
6 posts
#7
Watch Me Fly
: "Safe to say simulator time does work in the real world"
5 posts
#8
Occurrence/Incident
: "Close-up of the incident in Tatra Koprivnice 6/2026 [NOT OC]"
3 posts
#9
Yes it's a Black Hawk
: "I got to see a Black Hawk yesterday!"
3 posts
#10
Buy/Sell
: "Cobra for sale"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Helicopters
Yearly
+25k members(6.4%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026