r/flying

262K archived posts · Dec 2008 – Sep 2026

Flying

r/flying

This community is for discussion among pilots, students, instructors and aviation professionals.

Created Sep 3, 2008

347KMembers (last snapshot)

262KArchived posts

Welcome to r/flying. We are a community for discussion among pilots, students, instructors and aviation professionals. We also welcome the new and uninitiated to explore and learn (but please follow the rules). Check out the discord channel!

FAQ
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Rules

Read the FAQ before posting. Certain questions, such as "how do I become a pilot" and the like have been asked repeatedly in the past.
Keep it relevant to pilots. r/flying is intended to be a place to discuss things like pilot training, regulations, procedures, techniques, aircraft ownership and maintenance, piloting as a career, and similar topics. “Aviation enthusiast” content is better suited to r/aviation. Flight simulation belongs in r/flightsim. Questions and content about air travel (passenger experience, frequent flyer programs, etc.) are better suited to r/travel.
Post something that you would like to discuss! If posting only a photo, video, or link, you must include a relevant top-level comment to start conversation. A direct question in the title will suffice, otherwise you must add a comment! Further, self-promotion of social media accounts or blogs is not allowed outside of an officially designated self-promotion post. See this FAQ page for more details on what’s allowed and how to make sure your post complies with this rule.
PLEASE no memes. r/flying is a meme-free zone.
Cite sources when appropriate.
[Reserved]
Be excellent to each other. r/flying is intended to be a friendly and accepting place; check your ego at the door and take your snark and attitude elsewhere.
We strive to keep r/flying as commercial-free as possible. If you are about to post something that involves the exchange of goods or services for money, run it by the mods first. This includes requests for donations. If you want to sell an aviation-related item or aircraft, post it in r/TheHangar.
The moderators have the final say in disputes.

Info and FAQs

Self-edit your flair! See this thread.
Please read our FAQs! You will find many answers to questions you may have, such as how to become a pilot.

Pilot Certificate Badges

SIM - Simulators only, or pre-student interest
ST - Student
SPT - Sport Pilot
UPL - Ultralight Pilot (EASA)
RPL - Recreational Pilot
LAPL - Light Aircraft Pilot (EASA)
PPL - Private Pilot
CPL - Commercial Pilot
ATP - Airline Transport Pilot
CFI - FAA Certified Flight Instructor
FI - Flight Instructor (non-FAA Country)
MIL - AF,N,A - Military pilot, AF, N, A, etc.

Ground Certificate Badges

A&P - Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic
ATC - Air Traffic Control
DIS - Dispatcher (Part 121)
FSS - Flight Services
GND - Ground Instructor
FAA - FAA Employee

Rating Badges

AB - Aerobatics
ABI - Aerobatics Instructor
CFII - FAA Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
FII - Flight Instructor Instrument (non-FAA Country)
CMP - Complex
HA - High Altitude
HP - High Performance
IR - Instrument Rating
ME - Multi-Engine
MEI - Multi-Engine Instructor
TW - Tail-wheel

Category/Class Badges

GLI - Glider
LTA - Lighter than Air
MEL - Multi-Engine Land
MES - Multi-Engine Sea
ROT - Rotary
SEL - Single-Engine Land
SES - Single-Engine Sea
UAS - Unmanned Aerial System
ULM - Ultralight (motored)

IRC Channel

irc.libera.chat ##pilots

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