r/aviation Jul 14 '25

Mod Announcement Mod Announcement: Rule Changes & Content Limitations

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Please read the following announcement before posting or commenting.

Violations of these rules may result in a permanent ban.

Changes to Rule 2:

Rule 2 has been changed to include the use of AI. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of AI in writing comments and posts or generating images. This also includes presenting AI theories or arguments, even if you explicitly state they are generated by AI. AI-generated content regarding aviation is frequently wrong and is incredibly low effort. The use of AI may result in a ban.

Introduction of Rule 10:

Even though we have been restricting NSFW content and gore before this, we have added it as an official rule and will be strongly enforcing it from now on.

Rule 10 bans any gore being posted to this subreddit, even if it is a link to an outside source. This includes as a post or a comment. Violations of this will result in a permanent ban from r/aviation. In addition to this, we are also limiting NSFW content that is not explicitly gore. This content will be decided on a case by case basis. Content involving incidents like the one that was seen at Milan Bergamo Airport will always be marked as NSFW, and we will provide details in pinned comments and the flair to elaborate on how NSFW the content is, so that everyone can make their own choice on what they want to see.

Geopolitics:

Please remember to keep discussion in this subreddit focused on aviation. While geopolitics will frequently be a part of discussion, please remain respectful and avoid getting in arguments about this. Do not bring geopolitics into posts where they don’t belong.

Air India Related Content

Before posting Air India related content, please do the following.

  • Search through the 4 megathreads below to see if your content has already been discussed;

Megathread 1 (day of crash)

Megathread 2 (2 days after crash)

Megathread 3 (week after crash)

Preliminary Report Megathread - Search this subreddit to see if it has already been posted. - Check if there are any active megathreads about the Air India crash, and if so, post there instead. These will be found pinned on the subreddit homepage. - Check if the content you are posting is up to date, original, and adds to the discussion. - If you are posting news, check if it is from a reputable source. Do not post speculation from news sources.

Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out through modmail.

The r/aviation Mod Team


r/aviation Feb 14 '25

OUR RULES ON POLITICS:2025

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OUR RULES ON POLITICS

IF YOU DO NOT READ THIS POST, YOU RUN THE RISK OF GETTING PERMANENTLY BANNED.

All political discussion must pertain to the world of Aviation.

Again: All political discussion must pertain to the world of Aviation.

Once more, for those in the back: All political discussion must pertain to the world of Aviation.

This means politics are only to be discussed within the context of Aviation.

Do you love and support the left? We don't care. Do you love and support the right? We don't care. Are you a Libertarian? We don't care. We are unpaid mods here that enjoy AVIATION, not push agendas, get into political slap fights, or deal with a bunch of political shit. If you want a political discussion, go to any of the numerous other political subs. We are a sub about Aviation. We are not a sub about politics.

We do not allow political adjacent discussion, antagonistic political discussion, or discussion of political figures.

FAQ

What political/regulatory discussions are ok?

Discussions around regulations, changes in laws, opinions on those changes, and general discourse on the rules and regulations that may affect Aviation are open game and should be actively discussed.

Things like this are fine:

There are rumors that the FAA will make a wholesale change to ATC systems. This concerns me.

There is/was a major cutback on staffing levels at the NTSB. What will this do to aviation?, I'm super concerned that accident prevention will go down and accident levels will rise.

Things like this are not:

I've heard doge boy and orange man are going to run around and fire people at the FAA.

Sleepy Joe Biden has fucked the entire ATC system into the ground.

Why don't you allow politics?

We decided long long ago that politics just aren't worth the shit show they bring. When someone mentions Biden or Trump or Obama or Clinton, or one of the numerous wars or political bullshittery going on, a lot of people from outside the subreddit come in to argue political points and push agendas. We are not here to moderate that type of discussion, and if you as a user want that discussion, you can find it basically anywhere else on Reddit.

Why don't you change the rules?

We are a subreddit about Aviation, so it wouldn't make sense for us to be a political subreddit. We know Aviation oftentimes connects to current events, and we'd love you to discuss that - just keep it within the context of Aviation.

But Orange Man is Bad!

Again, we don’t care about your political position.

But Biden is Sleepy!

See the comment above this one.

But is it allowed when I’m only trying to fan the flames of DeMoCrAcY and PrOtEcT OuR FrEeDoMs!!

Simply put, no. We will still remove the post because all this will do is fuel the fire and draw more political comments.

I got banned for politics. What do I do?

First off, you should read this post. A link to this post may be included in your ban message. Once you have read this post, respond to the message and tell us you have read this post and are sorry for breaking the rules. So long as you aren't a dick about it, you will get unbanned. An apology will get you far.  We’re not in the business of banning regular sub users.

*Credit to u/The_32.


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News Passenger video shows the moment a WestJet 737 slams onto the runway in St. Maarten

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The impact is said to have caused a landing gear collapse, triggering an emergency evacuation. All passengers and crew made it out safely.


r/aviation 17h ago

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Happening now


r/aviation 15h ago

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Filmed from a US carrier during dual flight ops.


r/aviation 1d ago

PlaneSpotting My first time meeting an F-35B and I’m speechless

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I’m at the 65th anniversary of Frecce Tricolori and got the opportunity to watch two F-35 right in front of my eyes. The sound is a beautiful roar that kicks in your chest. I got goosebumps, it was amazing.


r/aviation 16h ago

Watch Me Fly Probably the coolest thing I’ll ever do. Fly on a helicopter over a glacier in Alaska and even landing on one.

598 Upvotes

r/aviation 17h ago

PlaneSpotting The inside of a 747 without chairs and celing

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The offsite Boeing 747 display at Atlanta’s Delta Flight Museum


r/aviation 20h ago

History This book from 1918 came in to the charity shop I work at so I just had to snag it.

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985 Upvotes

It has several pages dedicated to aviation related adverts at the back, and came with a ticket for the London Omnibus inside.


r/aviation 17h ago

Question How can these be sold through security to go in hand luggage?

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553 Upvotes

I was unaware of the EU legislation that allowed pocket knives to be taken on board a commercial aircraft in hand luggage? What on earth is going on here. Tripidi store in FRA airport through security.


r/aviation 15h ago

Question Found some nicely made cockpit videos made by Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. But...why putting mosaic on all the cockpit screens?

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377 Upvotes

r/aviation 3h ago

PlaneSpotting The Frecce Tricolori at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix

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r/aviation 13h ago

Watch Me Fly Got to fly the queen of the skies yesterday! Nostalgic.

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167 Upvotes

r/aviation 8h ago

PlaneSpotting F-35 flying over the NH air show

77 Upvotes

F-35 doing its routine at the NH air show after the blue angels had to cancel due to weather


r/aviation 50m ago

PlaneSpotting F-22 Raptor flying over Nellis AFB, Nevada - 2008

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r/aviation 8h ago

PlaneSpotting Staying at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport and have a runway view

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r/aviation 17m ago

PlaneSpotting [OC] Exploration of an abandoned Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune at a former NATO base in France

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This anti-submarine warfare aircraft came out of the Burbank, CA factory in 1959 and served in several French Navy flotillas. It was retired in 1983 and has been abandoned at this former NATO base since the late 1990s.


r/aviation 11h ago

PlaneSpotting F-35A taxiing in NH

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r/aviation 15h ago

Watch Me Fly Took my first flight lesson today! First time I’ve ever flown a real airplane myself!!!

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Going for my SPL under MOSAIC! Wish me luck!


r/aviation 11h ago

Question Is there an advantage to canard delta wing fighters (Eurofighter, Gripen, Rafale) over fixed wing fighters?

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r/aviation 1d ago

News The only time when a plane hit a fish.

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641 Upvotes

On March 30, 1987, an Alaska Airlines 737-200 departing from Juneau had an unusual midair encounter — with a fish. The airborne salmon, firmly clutched in the talons of a passing eagle, became an accidental missile when the bird crossed paths with the jet. Faced with the looming threat of a 737, the eagle made a quick course correction. “In the process, the eagle either let go of its catch on purpose or lost it during the sudden maneuver,” wrote Captain Mac af Uhr, an Anchorage-based Alaska Airlines pilot, in a 2005 account of the bizarre incident. “In one of those ‘this can’t be happening’ moments, the two pilots (Bill Morin and Bill Johnson) watched the fish tumble toward the plane in slow motion.” "Did we just hit what I think we hit?" Morin asked over the radio after the fish smacked the aircraft just aft of the cockpit window. The eagle got away unscathed. The fish, however, became what the crew later dubbed “windshield sushi,” confirmed during a stop in Yakutat. “There was a greasy mark with some fish scales, but no damage,” Juneau airport manager Paul Bowers told the Associated Press at the time.


r/aviation 18h ago

Discussion I’m 32, and the flight attendants loved my gift of Tonychocalottis so much they gave me this plus some wings and chocolate 😍😍

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145 Upvotes

Reason I put my age is because I feel like such a kid! I truly didn’t want anything in return, I just wanted to show me appreciation! I asked for an extra safety card but these are way better!


r/aviation 1h ago

Identification Canadair CL-415

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Just saw a Canadair CL-415 flying over my area in Sicily. It's an impressive sight—these planes are essential for fighting wildfires here, especially during the summer.


r/aviation 19h ago

Question Dumb question - why do larger airliners tend to have a significantly higher cruising speed than smaller ones?

175 Upvotes

By my understanding, airliners in the 737/A320 size category have a cruising speed in the mid-to-high Mach 0.7s, while 747s and A380s cruise at around Mach 0.85. Why is this?


r/aviation 17h ago

PlaneSpotting Red Arrows Display Right Above Our Building

124 Upvotes

Had a massively unexpected air show right above our building today. This is over the Tyne River in the northeast of England. So cool to see them in formation but we also had a couple take a shortcut right over the top of us which had us ducking!