r/flying is a subreddit with 504k members. The community frequently discusses pilot, cfi, struggling, training, and checkride, and they frequently recommend/review flight bag, logbook, and flight school, and the most common flair used is flight training, medical issues, checkride, other, and getting hired.
This community is for discussion among pilots, students, instructors and aviation professionals.
Popular Topics in r/flying
#1
Pilot
48 posts
#2
Cfi
40 posts
#3
Struggling
40 posts
#4
Training
35 posts
#5
Checkride
19 posts
#6
Looking For
18 posts
#7
Flight School
17 posts
#8
Having A Hard Time
15 posts
#9
Pilots
13 posts
#10
Worst
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/flying
Flight Bag
183 reviews
#1
Brightline
4.9★ from 25 reviews
#2
LA Police Gear
4.6★ from 12 reviews
#3
Flight Outfitters
5.0★ from 10 reviews
Logbook
166 reviews
#1
MyFlightBook
4.4★ from 54 reviews
#2
ForeFlight
4.2★ from 36 reviews
#3
Coradine
4.2★ from 26 reviews
Flight School
158 reviews
#1
Aero Elite
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Chinook
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
ATP Flight School
3.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/flying
#1
Flight Training
: "Lend me your slow flight tips, please."
17 posts
#2
Medical Issues
: "Anyone who is going through the HIMS program I can provide some insight"
10 posts
#3
Checkride
: "PPL Checkride in 2 weeks! Stump the chump + tips?"
7 posts
#4
other
: "A note from a small passenger. When you're having a cruddy day, little stuff like this helps a lot...and brother, it didn't happen often on the CR2/7/9."
6 posts
#5
Getting Hired
: "Which Resume would you pick and why? What would you change on either?"
5 posts
#6
UK
: "Flying in and around London"
3 posts
#7
Military
: "Need advice… The truth about flying Army V.S. Coast guard"
3 posts
#8
First Solo
: "First Solo"
2 posts
#9
EASA
: "Question about EASA RNP approaches."
2 posts
#10
College/University
: "Thinking About Switching to Aviation from Engineering"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/flying
Yearly
+71k members(16.4%)
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Last updated: October 25, 2026