r/flying is a subreddit with 481k 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, checkride, first solo, 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
: "3rd lesson!"
19 posts
#2
Checkride
: "Oral Cheat Sheet"
12 posts
#3
First Solo
: "First solo today! Childhood dream being realised"
7 posts
#4
other
: "AOPA Sweepstakes SCAM???"
7 posts
#5
Getting Hired
: "Job Fair at Oshkosh"
7 posts
#6
Medical Issues
: "I’m heartbroken. Diagnosis and Medication disqualify me"
5 posts
#7
Military
: "FlexJet pilots overworked/Kenn won’t hire military"
3 posts
#8
Canada
: "Canadian equivalent of ‘possible pilot deviation’?"
2 posts
#9
EASA
: "2 questions about flying"
2 posts
#10
Aircraft Ownership
: "Zlin Norden Innovation"
1 post
Member Growth in r/flying
Yearly
+60k members(14.3%)
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Last updated: August 2, 2026