r/flying is a subreddit with 500k 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, other, checkride, first solo, and accident/incident.
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
: "Questions on PA vs NPA Approaches"
9 posts
#2
other
: "Aus pilot curious about US Part 91"
6 posts
#3
Checkride
: "Passed my PPL!!"
3 posts
#4
First Solo
: "How many flight hours did you have when you first soloed?"
3 posts
#5
Accident/Incident
: "Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after brawl between pilots, Israeli official says | Reuters"
2 posts
#6
Getting Hired
: "Prior employment with an airline and how it impacts your application."
2 posts
#7
Asia
: "Are there code words to indicate hijacking?"
1 post
#8
EASA
: "Is Lufthansa worth it?"
1 post
#9
Canada
: "Canada ATC Question"
1 post
#10
Aircraft Ownership
: "A deep dive into why the Global 8000 can reach Mach 0.95 without being an entirely new airplane"
1 post
Member Growth in r/flying
Yearly
+71k members(16.4%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026