r/flying is a subreddit with 497k 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, getting hired, medical issues, and canada.
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
: "Want to train in Cessna 152 being 6ft 180 lbs"
10 posts
#2
other
: "Probably no one will care"
5 posts
#3
Getting Hired
: "Bad grades… any luck?"
3 posts
#4
Medical Issues
: "FAA AME, 1st Class Medical color vision and eyesight"
2 posts
#5
Canada
: "Help studying for ppl written exam."
2 posts
#6
Checkride
: "Canadian Multi-Engine flight test pass - my experience"
1 post
#7
ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀
: "My First Aerobatic Competition"
1 post
#8
Buying an Aircraft
: "Has anyone here tried co-owning a small plane for flight training?"
1 post
#9
Aircraft Ownership
: "How much flying is enough for small airplanes?"
1 post
#10
UK
: "Class 2 medical and autism diagnosis"
1 post
Member Growth in r/flying
Yearly
+69k members(16.0%)
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Last updated: September 17, 2026