r/freeflight
30k members
r/freeflight is a subreddit with 30k members. The community frequently discusses paragliding, flight, flying, thermal, and landing, and they frequently recommend/review gift recommendations, winter gloves, and action cam, and the most common flair used is video, discussion, gear, tech, and photo.
Where pilots of all free flight persuasions mingle: paragliding, hang gliding, speedriding/speedflying, and others!
Popular Topics in r/freeflight
#1
Paragliding
105 posts
#2
Flight
43 posts
#3
Flying
10 posts
#4
Thermal
9 posts
#5
Landing
9 posts
#6
Mountain
8 posts
#7
Wing
5 posts
#8
Wind
4 posts
#9
Glider
4 posts
#10
Looking For
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/freeflight
Gift Recommendations
8 reviews
#1
Supair
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Kahoots
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Benchmade
5.0★ from 1 review
Winter Gloves
7 reviews
#1
Zanier
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Free the Powder
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Chiba
4.0★ from 1 review
Action Cam
5 reviews
#1
Insta360
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
GoPro
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
iVue
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/freeflight
#1
Video
: "My XC plans rarely work out, but when they do, I'm a very happy man 😍"
87 posts
#2
Discussion
: "When Paragliding Crash Analysis Became Clickbait: What Happened to Ari DeLashmutt reactions? — from his most reposted pilot"
40 posts
#3
Gear
: "Gliders.info - modern paragliding equipment database"
24 posts
#4
Tech
: "Recent Update to Glider Sim: Progressive Time & Planetary Day/Night Cycle"
16 posts
#5
Photo
: "1st time flyer at Grindelwald, Switzerland!"
12 posts
#6
Other
: "Wills Wing Hang gliders “Project Merlin” – New Short-Pack Intermediate Hang Glider Concept"
11 posts
#7
Incident
: "the Unlicensed + Uninsured tandem "pilot" dragging a passenger at launch 🤡"
5 posts
#8
XC
: "Arriving at Oliana, Pyrenees. My first 50k flight"
4 posts
#9
Debrief
: "[UPDATE] How to handle friends that progress too fast?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/freeflight
Yearly
+4k members(15.9%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026