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shittyaskflying

I’m not ready to copy. I’m flying! Even we know two-way comms is not a bravo clearance.

185k subscribers378 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)239 authors / mosince 2015

r/Shittyaskflying has 185k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 378 posts a month from 239 people. Top topics: CFI Navigation, First Solos and Landings and Flying Fears & Pilot Issues.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026185k
Growing185k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −5.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026378
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Jan 2024
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Shittyaskflying

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. CFI Navigation1.3%
  2. First Solos and Landings0.9%
  3. Flying Fears & Pilot Issues0.9%
  4. First Flights & Discoveries0.8%
  5. Aviation Pilots & ATC0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Aviation Safety Network
  2. Ko-fi
  3. IMDb
  4. Wikimedia
  5. xkcd

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