r/freeflight
31k members
r/freeflight is a subreddit with 31k 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 discussion, video, other, gear, and tech.
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
Discussion
: "Ari in the air. Opinions?"
35 posts
#2
Video
: "My first Finteraarhorn alps crossing. Breathtaking..."
17 posts
#3
Other
: "Do you think this mini paraglider could be used for "thermal" sniffing/marking? 👀🔥 At least its fun for "parawaiting" moments haha"
16 posts
#4
Gear
: "ozone’s first parakite is finally here"
10 posts
#5
Tech
: "Symphonia 3"
10 posts
#6
Photo
: "Early season XC in Bariloche, Argentina"
4 posts
#7
Incident
: "My most scary flight so far - emergency landing after disconnection from a winch"
3 posts
#8
XC
: "How are the XC Therm region day ratings determined?"
2 posts
#9
H&F
: "Las Vegas Hike and fly"
1 post
#10
Classified ads
: "I fly gliders and got tired of jumping between five sites every morning, so I built Airmass Wx (https://airmass.app). It's a web app that works on your phone; nothing to install."
1 post
Member Growth in r/freeflight
Yearly
+5k members(17.2%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026