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, news, discussion, 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
: "Filmed this today in Corsica"
88 posts
#2
News
: "A350-1000ULR has landed after a flight time of 24 hours and 23 minutes from Melbourne to Toulouse. Does a flypast before touching down at Toulouse."
35 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Trying to remember a passenger-plane/jet where its engine are in the big wings (not hanging below)"
21 posts
#4
History
: "A rare occurrence.."
16 posts
#5
Question
: "Avionics bay door paint miss match"
16 posts
#6
Watch Me Fly
: "Spanish aerial firefighters from the 43rd Air Force Group resupply their Canadair with water in the Port of Malaga"
12 posts
#7
Identification
: "What kind of plant did this propeller belong to?"
9 posts
#8
Analysis
: "What happens if you try to take off in the 777-9 with the wingtips folded? Lufthansa Aviation Training 777-9 simulator that Lufthansa pilots are using to learn how to fly the aircraft ahead of the first delivery."
1 post
#9
Rumor
: "American Airlines Ground Stop Nationwide"
1 post
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Last updated: July 30, 2026