I gained my first pair of wings as a flight attendant and fell in love with aviation. This week I earned a new pair of wings and became a private pilot. My dreams are becoming reality.1yr · Roller_bag · r/flying
Got checked out in my first jet, and earned my first aviation paycheck!11mo · TheSi11iestGoose · r/flying
Recently flew these two rescue pups as part of a relay from Mexico to Seattle to their forever homes. Probably my best passengers to date!3mo · lurking-constantly · r/flying
I used to love reading peoples 'first solo' posts back when I used to dream of doing it myself. I finally get to make my own 'first solo' post today. Thanks for all the encouragement!7mo · Assorted-Fruit · r/flying
Here's a PIREP for the hall of fame from last night's windstorm in California4mo · jcepiano · r/flying
My Grandad is 81 today. He was a career Military officer and instructed on the DH Vampire. Thought r/flying would appreciate this!3mo · Akephalos95 · r/flying
This is a story, all about how, I flew a plane without landing it upside-down. (my first solo!)1yr · I_Has_A_Camera · r/flying
I finally finished making a live metar map (with a lcd screen to display certain airport weather conditions)3wk · Knights-of-Ni · r/flying
The genuine smile of her first flight, and knowing she's dad's first passenger ever.7mo · ryane67 · r/flying
End of November, I decided to pursue a second career. Never thought I’d have to wear a suit to work.1yr · ltdoof · r/flying
Last fall I decided to stash a small table and chairs in the backcountry. Paying dividends now for some socially distanced dinners.9mo · iamkokonutz · r/flying
Flew from the US to Australia last year with my dad in our Cessna 185. Here’s us at Yekaterinburg, Russia.10mo · berger321 · r/flying
Even though the morning started off with scraping frost off the wings for an hour and a half, the trip to NYC was ultimately worth it2mo · EragonShade98 · r/flying
Never thought a lowly Cessna would have an entire Class Bravo all to itself (KCVG)9mo · KaJuNator · r/flying
Coworkers got mad when I put an aircraft in maintenance for very slight and barely noticeable aileron cable binding. This is what the mechanics found. 172S models have a service bulletin about this exact issue. The N and P models, which are also affected, are not subject to the service bulletin.8mo · D_Fedy · r/flying
A very cool/informative graph I found on the FAA safety briefing twitter page regarding ADM. (discussion in comments)5mo · tacojimbobby · r/flying
I can't tell anyone I know yet...so I have to tell y'all. I bought an airplane yesterday!! I've had this dream for 25 years and I finally made it happen. Hard to believe just 5 years ago I was homeless. I'm so happy (and scared). Tundra tires coming soon! Aircraft: Aerotrek A240 (Aeropro Eurofox)1yr · airplanesandass · r/flying
These darn kids and their loud, low flying jet airplanes caused me to be denied a takeoff clearance today10mo · TheCattyWompus · r/flying
ATP check ride passed - boyhood dream of being an airline pilot complete!11mo · ingroundeffect · r/flying
I broke my personal groundspeed record the other day. Not bad for a helicopter. The best part was the approach controller responding to my check-in with, verify type aircraft.4mo · KaHOnas · r/flying
Days when you break out of the clouds and they move below you like an ocean make the hard work of getting an instrument rating worthwhile.11mo · thisistherubberduck · r/flying
170nm over water was a bit scary... a whole lotta blue on those displays.8mo · airbuspilot2436 · r/flying
Took delivery of our new plane! Due to being in a high-risk category, I had to have a stand-in for my dad...10mo · PattyChuck · r/flying
Bought my first plane as a birthday gift to myself, been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember. Goodbye to renting a cirrus for $250/hour, hello PA-28 :)1yr · PvtRyan710 · r/flying
I bought a 150 and the engine died. Overhauled the engine and just got it back. We’ve all heard of the $100 cheeseburger. Now admire my $20,000 cheeseburger!8mo · vermen12 · r/flying
I posted about mountain flying a bit ago, I guess this is the natural follow up6mo · taycoug · r/flying
Hey Reddit! 👋🏻 After a break of a mere 6494 days since my last lesson, it was so great to be back in the air today!7mo · Jett0rz · r/flying
After 14 weather cancellations due to fires along the East coast of Australia, I finally passed my PPL flight test!1yr · Sheepzor · r/flying
Little Cheat Sheet for Cessena 172 Pattern Work for Calm Winds - any other tips are appreciated! Just passed my written PPL exam!!!3mo · gsamelon · r/flying
Delivering your presents this evening. Enjoy your families if you get to be home. Feliz Navidad.1yr · Cal-Goat · r/flying
Passed my checkride! First photo of me in an airplane (GS cookie box) vs first photo of me as a PPL.2yr · ladykansas · r/flying
First type, and first time logging Turbine PIC, all thanks to this sub!3mo · Arctic_SpaceKiwi · r/flying
A little over 3 years ago I made a post here asking to interview an airline pilot to get some career advice before I dove in to the airline career. Today, I completed training at my first airline job!1yr · norris16 · r/flying
Flare update: completed USAF pilot training and got my wings on Friday. Pinned on by my wife and father. Dad gave me his wings from 30 years ago.1yr · lief101 · r/flying
They gave me two more levers to play with! Complex endorsement in the bag!1mo · jamestwojames · r/flying
I created a live airport weather map as my Chromecast background with Python and a RaspberryPi!1mo · Pwnydanza01 · r/flying
My wife soloed in her first tail wheel, a Chipmunk that we restored in a small group effort.11mo · climaxsteamloco · r/flying
Fulfilled a childhood dream - this is me and my new airplane :) flew it home yesterday and still pinching myself!3yr · Hungrymealworm · r/flying
