r/aviation is a subreddit with 2.8M members. The community frequently discusses aircraft, flight, looking for a, plane, and aviation, and they frequently recommend/review flight school, weather app, and flight bag, and the most common flair used is planespotting, discussion, news, history, and question.
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Popular Topics in r/aviation
#1
Aircraft
92 posts
#2
Flight
64 posts
#3
Looking For A
49 posts
#4
Plane
41 posts
#5
Aviation
36 posts
#6
Looking For
29 posts
#7
Worst
29 posts
#8
Airport
26 posts
#9
Pilot
24 posts
#10
Hate
23 posts
Products Discussed in r/aviation
Flight School
4 reviews
#1
Frederick Flight Center
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brett Aviation
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Monarch Air
4.0★ from 1 review
Weather App
3 reviews
#1
MyRadar
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Flight Bag
3 reviews
#1
Contrail
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brightline
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AOPA
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/aviation
#1
PlaneSpotting
: "Lucked out on my first A380 flight, doors closed and a row to myself. SYD-SIN."
100 posts
#2
Discussion
: "DHL 737 Brakes Lock, Tire Explodes & Catches Fire on Landing"
24 posts
#3
News
: "Cirrus Design SR22 doing its thing today in Brazil. Pilot escapes with minor injuries"
24 posts
#4
History
: "If an SR-71 flew directly over Washington, DC, it would be over New York City roughly 6-7 minutes later at cruise speed. Mach 3.2"
17 posts
#5
Question
: "Why do you think the Kawasaki P1 isn't a commercial aircraft?"
14 posts
#6
Watch Me Fly
: "Two friends fly a 1999 Cessna T206H from the US to India (11 day adventure)"
11 posts
#7
Analysis
: "Netflix's Boeing Documentary (Freefall: Reckoning for Boeing) Accidentally Captured the AI171 Crash Jet (VT-ANB) Fresh Off the Line - Timestamp 51:49"
5 posts
#8
Identification
: "Plane wreck off Saipan, respectfully request identification attempt."
4 posts
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Last updated: August 29, 2026