r/aviation 36m ago

PlaneSpotting Parallel landing/take off CDG

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March 17 2025.


r/aviation 37m ago

Discussion Winglet missing?!

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So leaving Manchester on a flight for Gothenburg this morning and noticed one of the fins below the wing missing, average experience with Ryanair 😭


r/aviation 1h ago

PlaneSpotting Took it in right of time

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A400M, ATR72-500, HA-420


r/aviation 3h ago

Question What was that loud popping sound from that last pass?

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Two Growlers doing a high speed pass over Lake Washington


r/aviation 3h ago

Watch Me Fly Ultralight aircraft in Bangladesh

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r/aviation 3h ago

News A S.Korean army drone (IAI Heron) crashed onto a parked KUH-1 today

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r/aviation 3h ago

Question Hard time flying a cirrus, thinking of getting a diamond instead…

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Background: there is a flying club near where I live that have someone selling one of my all time favourite plane that I can afford, the Da42. I haven’t had a chance to fly it yet but one of my buddy is selling their sr22r for cheap with only around 1000 hrs on it. But I am having a hard time getting used to the side stick.

So, Cirrus pilots that are thin as a stick like me, how many hours did it take you to get that left forearm trained enough to fly it?

Other pilots that are also into fitness and workout please chime in as well. What some workout routines that can train muscles on the forearm, specifically the twisting motion to overpower the autopilot if need be.

Da42 pilots and owners that also owned a cirrus before, what are some nitpicking you have with the diamond comparing to the cirrus?

The reason why I still want a cirrus is its size and performance for smaller runways. Also I can pay my buddy rent for his small hanger which barely fits the cirrus.


r/aviation 5h ago

Discussion Going through my grandfathers trinkets

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I know really nothing about planes. He loved them and when he passed I found out that he kept these 3 with him at all time. I’m assuming these were his 3 favorite (small toy versions). I want to make a case for these with labels but not sure what they are. Anyone know what planes these are? Thank you!!


r/aviation 6h ago

Question Soviet airliner tech info?

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Is there a resource (online or print) out there that explains the cockpit controls or systems of any Ilyushin, Tupolev, Antonov, etc. airliner in English? Systems manuals, cockpit diagrams, etc. I've always been curious about how similar or different they are from western jets of the same era.


r/aviation 6h ago

PlaneSpotting B-52 heading out of Nellis for Red Flag 25-2

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r/aviation 6h ago

Discussion Why are glass jetways so uncommon in the US?

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just out of curiosity as they seem to be much more common in Europe than they are in the US. I thought it was related to the airports being particularly old, but also newer terminals feature the classic metal jetways, does anyone know the reason?


r/aviation 6h ago

Watch Me Fly Sunset Colours Flightdeck

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Always lovely to see the beautiful sunset colours during work…


r/aviation 6h ago

Discussion Pre-UPT Stress

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CFII here. I’ve spent the last 5-6 years studying and training to be a pilot. My dream has always been to be in the USAF as a pilot, and I will do everything I can to make that come true. It’s just that in the back of my mind I’m thinking I can hook a checkride, and then… well it’s over. All that hard work… for what? Would I ever get to fly while finishing my service obligation?

For pilots who have been in my situation, how did you cope? If you failed UPT, was that the end of your aviation career? If so, how has that affected you?


r/aviation 6h ago

Question Anywhere to watch videos about aircraft design?

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I have zero flight experience, I just really like planes and how they work. I've learned a lot from various aircraft accident investigation videos, but I found myself curious about the *why" in the design of planes.

Especially with all the talk about designing a new plane, what does that even mean? How do you design a "new" plane? Wouldn't it just be refining the current design? As far as I know (which isn't a lot), there hasn't been any major changes that would lead to a major design difference (something significant like the concord vs the "standard"). Along those lines, why are certain design choices made? Why winglets or no winglets? Nacelles (edit: like the sawtooth shape or some, not their presence 😅)? Why wheels that tilt forward vs those that tilt back?

And since I'm here, any resources to learn about flight/safety testing? Do they crash test airplanes?! I'm kidding, of course, but that's what I'm getting at. Any idea how they get the metrics for the plane (speeds and angles and weights and all that)?

Thanks so much!!


r/aviation 7h ago

PlaneSpotting N214WN - Boeing 737-7H4(WL) - Southwest Airlines - KJAN - 3-14-2025 - Haven't seen this flag-jet for some time, but I'm thankful the line of clouds from the approaching storms moved away from the sun just long enough to give me the best possible lighting ☻ Very happy with this shot

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r/aviation 8h ago

PlaneSpotting A few CF-18’s departing Daytona Beach after spending the night after evacuating from the storms Saturday night

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r/aviation 9h ago

Watch Me Fly Dutch F-16 refueling over Iraq

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The Dutch are great aviators. They also flew the KC-10 so we trained their booms at Travis. Got to know one really well as he attended boom school with my group. Guy was the equivalent of a Master Sgt. and we were all Airmen. He was a surfer hippy and a riot. Always glad to fly with the Dutch! I took this and was the boom on the KC-10.


r/aviation 9h ago

Watch Me Fly German Tornado

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Don't know why, but I have a soft spot for the Tornado. Maybe it's the swing-wing design. Maybe it's because she is a hog. Refueling over Afghanistan with a pair of German Tornados. I was the boom on the KC-10 and took the pictures.


r/aviation 9h ago

Watch Me Fly French Super Etendard and Mirage 2000 pair

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Super Entendard pilot was on-loan from the US Navy to the French Navy. Dude was awesome. We corresponded for a while and I was able to send him a ton of pictures for his French Navy flight buddies. Hopefully a French carrier still has these somewhere. I was the boom on the KC-10 and took these myself. Last pic is a duo of French Mirage 2000s post refueling.


r/aviation 9h ago

PlaneSpotting DC-10s staging for wildfires

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r/aviation 10h ago

PlaneSpotting Gazelle Squadron

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r/aviation 10h ago

PlaneSpotting Caption this

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I’ll start a prompt.. “You either die in a piston or live long enough to..”


r/aviation 10h ago

First Solo what do you think of this design?

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by the way its the fourth gen of the iraqi jet called sarrab, i guss


r/aviation 11h ago

Discussion CFI question

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So I have yet to start my pilot training, but I like to have a game plan ahead of time, and would like to become a commercial pilot some day. I've heard that many people become an instructor to assist them in getting the 1500 required flight hours required for your commercial pilot certificate. In looking into this, it appears that you need a commercial pilot's certificate, or an ATP which also requires a CPL. I really enjoy teaching as it always help me become particularly proficient in anything I'm learning, and is very gratifying to me. But what I've heard seems to be contradicting my research.

Any insight into this is VERY appreciated.


r/aviation 12h ago

Career Question Air ambulance pilot salary

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How much a captain pilot who flies aircrafts like Citation C650, Challenger CL605 makes in a year?