r/flying
This community is for discussion among pilots, students, instructors and aviation professionals.
How to think about r/flying
The community serves as a hub for pilots, aviation students, instructors, and professionals to discuss various aspects of flying. Members share experiences, knowledge, and resources related to flight training, aircraft operation, and aviation safety. The focus on practical advice, personal stories, and technical discussions sets this community apart, making it a valuable resource for anyone involved in aviation.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants range from aspiring pilots to seasoned aviation professionals, creating a diverse demographic. The community attracts individuals who are passionate about flying, eager to learn, and often looking for guidance or mentorship. The vibe is generally supportive and informative, with members valuing shared experiences and expertise in aviation-related topics.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes personal flying experiences, technical advice, and questions about flight training or aircraft operation. Members appreciate detailed discussions and practical tips, while overly promotional or off-topic posts tend to receive downvotes. The community encourages regular engagement, with members frequently posting updates or asking for advice, fostering a collaborative atmosphere.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement, such as sharing valuable insights or sponsoring educational content, can resonate well. Brands that provide tools, resources, or services that genuinely benefit pilots and aviation enthusiasts may find a receptive audience. However, any attempt to push sales or advertisements without contributing to discussions could lead to backlash.
Top keywords
What r/flying talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/minimums_landing
- u/Runner_one
- u/N301CF
- u/Morganater123
- u/BChips71
- u/Personal-Locksmith86
- u/blueorangan
- u/WingedGeek
- u/Creative-Grocery2581
- u/SupportGold7583
- u/FrostyyFalcon
- u/RepresentativeAd6702
- u/AutoModerator
- u/121mhz
- u/yourlocalFSDO
- u/aybaer
- u/MNSoaring
- u/radioref
- u/Joe_Biggles
- u/david8840
- u/Wastedmindman
- u/climaxsteamloco
- u/rand-314159
- u/Next-Mango7970
- u/New-Bison-7640
- u/minfremi
- u/KaHOnas
- u/tornado875
- u/sq_lp
- u/crazy-elaphant
- u/flightmaster13
- u/EM22_
- u/Actual_Environment_7
- u/maverickps1
- u/ImmortanBen
- u/odinsen251a
- u/prex10
- u/helno
- u/LoungeFlyZ
- u/Your_Answer_Is_No
- u/Pacer-driver
- u/Feathers_McGraw__
- u/TexasPiratexxx
- u/IFlyPA28II
- u/89inerEcho
- u/BeechGuy1900
- u/stevekstevek
- u/OnToNextStage
- u/Regular_Peace_5671
- u/Coaralis
- u/TxAggieMike
- u/ArtisticComplaint3
- u/dehavillandtigermoth
- u/SwoopnBuffalo
- u/Adam_Goodsell46
- u/rick_rolled_you
- u/fgflyer
- u/MattCW1701
- u/whatamidoing_567
- u/Federal_Swimming_977
- u/throawaythroaway11
- u/icantseeshit6
- u/Mr_Positivity_
- u/MBSuperDad
- u/No_Brilliant9161
- u/VirvekRBX
- u/FLYBOY2900
- u/Fatturtle18
- u/vaultmangary
- u/TSA_FLAVORED_SMURF
- u/WntrWltr
- u/frenchpilot941
- u/clearingmyprop
- u/carl-swagan
- u/chadnorman
- u/DeePotts
- u/Little-Ostrich2410
- u/ChefT1982
- u/Slightly_Moist_Toast
- u/TTMR1986
- u/MrDudeSirMan
- u/slidekb
- u/lemion27
- u/Chasinclouds80
- u/235_and_five
- u/anon__a__mouse__
- u/AudioVideo_Disco
- u/Headoutdaplane
- u/AirlineKing98
- u/wheatthiccss
- u/PilotMDawg
- u/554TangoAlpha
- u/dbevans12
- u/zman12804
- u/Rainebowraine123
- u/cyanoacry
- u/donator18
- u/MRmayer41
- u/LondonPilot
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/mrdrelliot
- u/BChips71
- u/yourlocalFSDO
- u/Fatturtle18
- u/neverenoughlegroom
- u/Morganater123
- u/121mhz
- u/Mike734
- u/Nyga-
- u/WingedGeek
- u/TSA_FLAVORED_SMURF
- u/minimums_landing
- u/frenchpilot941
- u/clearingmyprop
- u/MakeItRain117
- u/Runner_one
- u/EM22_
- u/vaultmangary
- u/GradientCollapse
- u/aybaer
- u/ingroundeffect
- u/asantaj
- u/carl-swagan
- u/chadnorman
- u/WntrWltr
- u/sq_lp
- u/csweinreich29
- u/radioref
- u/Accomplished_Cod_950
- u/tornado875
- u/fondlethethrottle
- u/KaHOnas
- u/Slightly_Moist_Toast
- u/flightmaster13
- u/sauceboymedicine
- u/Roskosity
- u/MNSoaring
- u/Throwaway7657821
- u/JediPenis_69
- u/proudlyhumble
- u/Zyonix007
- u/minfremi
- u/F1shermanIvan
- u/CreamyHorseCock
- u/BigBafana
- u/grumpycfi
- u/odinsen251a
- u/DeePotts
- u/MrDudeSirMan
- u/danny2mo
- u/ohbillyohbilly
- u/Little-Ostrich2410
- u/SkylanePilot95
- u/Actual_Environment_7
- u/nyc_2004
- u/SkyhawkPilot
- u/Levikj
- u/sahand_n9
- u/Haunting_Warning_922
- u/N301CF
- u/ImmortanBen
- u/ProfKuns
- u/Joe_Biggles
- u/SupportGold7583
- u/Buntulla
- u/helno
- u/Feathers_McGraw__
- u/prex10
- u/maverickps1
- u/LoungeFlyZ
- u/TTMR1986
- u/ChefT1982
- u/Chasinclouds80
- u/RBZL
- u/david8840
- u/ApatheticSkyentist
- u/Hugh_G_Normus
- u/canyoutriforce
- u/fatchad420
- u/crazy-elaphant
- u/Prestigious-Ad4042
- u/_whatchagonnado_
- u/VelitGames
- u/Giffdev
- u/climaxsteamloco
- u/WinsonFlyer
- u/AudioVideo_Disco
- u/AUS_1992_PILOT
- u/554TangoAlpha
- u/LincolnPilot
- u/PrimaryAgent007
- u/AirlineKing98
- u/anon__a__mouse__
- u/CFIgiveaf
- u/TexasPiratexxx
- u/Navydevildoc
- u/BigKetchupp
- u/Monksdrunk
- u/CaptainChuxx
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/554TangoAlpha
- u/---midnight_rain---
- u/Boebus666
- u/Willing-Nothing-6187
- u/HeroOfTheDay545
- u/VileInventor
- u/SANMAN0927
- u/Twarrior913
- u/Kai-ni
- u/Baystate411
- u/Little-Ostrich2410
- u/cmmurf
- u/Peacewind152
- u/rickmaz
- u/grumpycfi
- u/81dank
- u/PlaneShenaniganz
- u/nopal_blanco
- u/Rough-Aioli-9621
- u/DatBeigeBoy
- u/SteadfastEnd
- u/scrollingtraveler
- u/cazzipropri
- u/Diegobyte
- u/EsquireRed
- u/wadenelsonredditor
- u/wt1j
- u/tomdarch
- u/spacesand77
- u/Kemerd
- u/nemuro87
- u/barbiejet
- u/pn1159
- u/Guysmiley777
- u/StPauliBoi
- u/Wild_Albatross7534
- u/prex10
- u/jet-setting
- u/OriginalJayVee
- u/sf340b
- u/mrhudy
- u/radioref
- u/Choppermagic
- u/Alarming-Mongoose-91
- u/jpfeif29
- u/Strangeflex911
- u/ATCdude82
- u/tikkamasalachicken
- u/hr2pilot
- u/SubarcticFarmer
- u/Choconilla
- u/SPAWNmaster
- u/Sugar_Cane_320
- u/rsmithconsv
- u/Oregon-Pilot
- u/Analleakman
- u/doritosgobrap8
- u/tazdevil696
- u/AOA001
- u/bryan2384
- u/iwantmoregaming
- u/Hemmschwelle
- u/Tecobeen
- u/XDingoX83
- u/ebad1
- u/Rysan7
- u/DrRob
- u/rmn_roman
- u/80KnotsV1Rotate
- u/el_tacocat
- u/TxAggieMike
- u/carl-swagan
- u/burnerquester
- u/Hanza44
- u/Renaissance_Man-
- u/RevMagnum
- u/keenly_disinterested
- u/Bystander5432
- u/Flapaflapa
- u/Plane-Code7198
- u/hustlors
- u/equal2infinity
- u/conswoon
- u/acniv
- u/SuperBottit
- u/Dakine_thing
- u/refinedtwist925
- u/89inerEcho
- u/Figit090
- u/TucsonNaturist
- u/montrbr
- u/74_Jeep_Cherokee
- u/Why-R-People-So-Dumb
- u/Afa1234
- u/Elios000
- u/PferdBerfl
- u/the_warmest_color
- u/flyingron
- u/Fast_times_at
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/radioref
- u/N546RV
- u/football2801
- u/80KnotsV1Rotate
- u/nopal_blanco
- u/CuttingTheMustard
- u/randombrain
- u/dash_trash
- u/3Dring
- u/HeroOfTheDay545
- u/121mhz
- u/chicagoderp
- u/Choconilla
- u/flyingron
- u/CantConfirmOrDeny
- u/ingroundeffect
- u/carl-swagan
- u/CaptLakeEffect
- u/christianshbell
- u/Rough-Aioli-9622
- u/Baystate411
- u/Twarrior913
- u/veloace
- u/Purple-Surprise-8529
- u/apfriedman
- u/yourlocalFSDO
- u/554TangoAlpha
- u/mrhudy
- u/crash4650
- u/BChips71
- u/convoluted_banana
- u/Mike734
- u/TxAggieMike
- u/cbburch1
- u/DataGOGO
- u/SWA889900
- u/Eharmz
- u/Rough-Aioli-9621
- u/Misophonic4000
- u/lilcow918
- u/fondlethethrottle
- u/majesticjg
- u/Jwu6
- u/BenSimGuy
- u/zhxx
- u/Finch259
- u/UnitLost6398
- u/kscessnadriver
- u/Guysmiley777
- u/jet-setting
- u/gravity-f1ghter
- u/pentaxshooter
- u/Blumi511
- u/Nyga-
- u/poser765
- u/douger1957
- u/fos8890
- u/Buntulla
- u/81dank
- u/BloptimusPrime
- u/prex10
- u/Fast_times_at
- u/Busdriver365
- u/MarthaKingsButtplug
- u/FlyingDog14
- u/OriginalJayVee
- u/dusty78
- u/Nick_The_Knight_
- u/jpfeif29
- u/jmccoy_75
- u/Hugh_G_Normus
- u/Ok-Dust-
- u/grumpycfi
- u/xia03
- u/F1shermanIvan
- u/thtrtechie
- u/---midnight_rain---
- u/adsvx215
- u/EsquireRed
- u/psilocyan
- u/simplifysic
- u/ExtremePast
- u/hutthuttindabutt
- u/BrettSchirley22
- u/No_Leader1154
- u/worldwidepho
- u/LowValueAviator
- u/StateOfCalifornia
- u/UnhingedCorgi
- u/InterviewWithMesaAir
- u/arky_
- u/ApatheticSkyentist
- u/videopro10
- u/Derp_McShlurp
- u/philbert247
- u/Matuteg
- u/PopeInnocentXIV
- u/CFloridacouple
- u/squawkingdirty
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FAQ
r/flying — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/flying have?
r/flying has approximately 456,017 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/flying created?
r/flying was created on September 3, 2008 (18 years ago).
What is r/flying about?
The community serves as a hub for pilots, aviation students, instructors, and professionals to discuss various aspects of flying. Members share experiences, knowledge, and resources related to flight training, aircraft operation, and aviation safety. The focus on practical advice, personal stories, and technical discussions sets this community apart, making it a valuable res…
What subreddits are similar to r/flying?
Communities similar to r/flying include r/aviation, r/flightsim, r/aviationmaintenance, r/helicopters, r/microsoftflightsim.
Who are the most active posters on r/flying?
The most frequent posters on r/flying include u/[deleted], u/minimums_landing, u/Runner_one.
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