Aviation Forums and Communities

Aviation Forums and Communities

• Aeroclix  A community for the aeronautical world created by some people in the business who never found a place to exchange ideas or get help.  They hve a forum, articles, and classifieds.  Ask questions, help others, and share experiences
• Aeroforo  A spanish-speaking aeronautical community.
• AeroLounge Forums  Aviation discussions for aviation enthusiasts and professionals.  Forums include current issues, career talk for corporate and airline pilots and flight instructors and other "hangar talk."
• African Aviation Forum  A portal for the African aviation community with news, airlines, airport and airshow discussions, job page and travel information.
• Aircollector.com  A forum specialising in aviation memorabilia.  Trade, publicise your ebay items, website, or just show off your collection - free.
• AirCombat Forums  An aviation and World War II historical discussion board.
• Aircraft Mechanic's Forum  Forums, pictures, videos, interactive chat.  Open to all.
• Aircraft Orders eGroup  Discussion of upcoming and announced aircraft orders in the 100+ seater category. Possible order rumours, latest news from insiders, discussions on recent orders and engines choices are the main topics discussed in the group. Technical discussions leading to preferences on airframes are tolerated.
• Airliners.net Discussion Forums  Aviation photography, photo request, hobby, and general aviation forums.
• Airliners-India.net  A forum of aviation enthusiasts interested in Indian and World aviation.  Topic areas include civil aviation, military aviation, aviation polls, tech/ops, aviation photography, aviation law, and others.  Good coverage of the South Asian region.
• AirMech.co.uk  An aircraft engineers message board for both licensed and unlicensed engineers, particularly with regards to licensing (FAA, CAA and JAR 66) and employment.
• airporthub.com  A business center for the airport industry with discussion groups.
• Airshow Schedules and Pics  A Yahoo! club where you can talk about airshows, get airshow information, and exchange photographs.
• Airwise Discussion Forum  Active discussion of news topics covered by Airwise News: airline issues, airline-specific forums, airport-specific forums, Boeing and Airbus forums, and a jobs/employment forum.
• Aviation Business Forums  The forums are free and offer aviation related businesses a place to meet and share ideas, offer solutions and develop new businesses.  A free service from Pilot Journey.
• Avi8.com  A forum where aviation enthusiasts can exchange news and views about their passion.
• Aviation Booby Hatch  A place for Q&A, a chat room, and links to people, places, and things we all need.  By a desk-bound enthusiast who finds Flight Simulator hours to be as meaningful and pleasureable as real pilots find their time in the air.  For pilots as well as desk-top aviators.
• Aviation & Doc.  A French forum with talk about planes, airlines, and more.
• Aviation Fire Fighters Message Board  This page is primarily to post inquiries or questions for other Aviation Fire Fighters around the world.
• The Aviation Forum  Message boards, aviation news, pilot weather, books, links.
• Aviation News  A forum for open discussion about various issues in aviation today.
• Bangladesh Military Forces | Official Online Forum  Includes Bangladesh Air Force and aircraft information, pictures, and discussions.
• barfbag  This Yahoo group is just what you'd think it is.
• BuyPlane.com  On-line discussions of club flying issues from this site which provides support for pilots and plane owners with services and information.
• C-130 Hercules Message Board  Post messages, questions, or say hello.
• Canadian Pilots  A family-friendly flight simulator forum for young and old.  In addition to FS help, reviews, and screenshot sharing, you'll find discussions regarding flight simulator experiences, issues, and concerns. 
• Caribbean Airlines Discussion Forum 
• Challenger Advanced Ultralights  An online Challenger forum where people getting into the ultralight scene can post questions regarding these ultralights and easily find information.
• Chicago Midway Airport  All the latest news and information about Chicago Midway Airport.
• Chicken Wings - Aviation Fun Forum  Take a look at the lighter side of aviation at this great place to share pilot jokes, talk about funny experiences, tell "There I was..." stories, and chat about anything aviation related in a relaxed and not-so-serious atmosphere.
• Class 2 Hang Gliding  An unmoderated egroup about Class 2 hang gliders.
• ClipWings.com  An internet-based community for aviation fans, provided by aviation fans.  Set up your individual profile and present yourself as well as your aircraft.  Publish your pictures or videos and share them with other users internationally.  Get in touch with others, meet old friends, or make new ones.
• Corporate Jet Catering  An in-flight catering resource community.
• Corporate Jet Chat  Business aviation discussion forums to bring together those involved in operating, flying, or supporting business or corporate aircraft, and provide them with discussion groups to exchange information, views, and ideas.
• CriCri  This list is for discussion of the homebuilt aircraft called the Cri Cri or Cricket.
• Dalesplanes  A military and civil aviation forum, photo gallery, and Wiki.
• DiecastAircraftForum.com  This active forum covers model news, releases, and reviews, as well as sections for model aircraft collecting (by scale), custom models, model airports, shows and events, and even 1:1 scale commercial and military aircraft.
• Diecast-Aviation Forum  A Website and forum for discussion of all diecast aviation related issues - from Corgi to Dragon and Warbirds to Civils.
• Deja Communities  Deja discussion communities such as Aviation, Aviation Jobs, Photography, Museums, Flight Sim, Crewmembers, Luftwaffe Discussion, others.
• Deja News - Aviation Jobs  Discussion and posting of Aviation Jobs.
• The FAA Forum Features discussion forums, links, info.
• Fallen Wings of Aviation Archeology  This group is dedicated to the search for and preservation of aircraft crashsites around the world.  Discussions and research about aviation history, aircraft, pilots and crew, and locating crashsites are the general topics in FWAA.
• Finnish Professional Aviation  A discussion forum for Finnish aviation professionals and wannabes.
• Flightforum.ch  An extensive and active aviation forum in German.
• Flightinfo.com Hangar  A very active message board.
• Flight Information Technology  An online community where aviation alumni professionals from all schools, colleges, universities, and flight training centers can connect with one another to share information about who, what, and where they are, have been, or are going to.  This site is an independently owned entity that is not supported by or controlled by any aviation university or airline.  Anyone interested in aviation is welcome to join.
• Flight Training Forum.com  An aviation forum for aviation flight training, news, pictures and videos, jobs, and a lot more.
• FliteOps  An uncensored online aviation discussion forum.
• FLYTELINEConnections.net  A "MySpace style" social and business network where members of the aviation community can socialize with friends, make new ones, network, promote business, and create new business affiliations.  For pilots, flight attendants, aircraft maintenance, flight schools or instructors, management, airline or aircraft support industries, virtual airlines, air show promoters, airplane model collectors, or just simply aviation enthusiasts.
• Fly-UL Chat  eScribe Ultralight Chat site.
• Flying For Glory  This Yahoo group is a forum for aviation lovers everywhere.  Whether you're an expert or a student pilot, this is the place to be.  Discuss the history of aviation, safety, helping others, flying stories, and more.  There is always something to learn in aviation no matter how experienced you are.  Feel welcomed to share who you are and your stories and whatever you are interested in.  Classifieds welcome.
• flying.org  A community-driven website for aviation enthusiasts with a free photo gallery and a link directory.  There is also a forum section with a large number of aviation subject categories.
• Fun Places To Fly Aviation Forum  A message board and forum to discuss aviation related topics and share those great flying destinations.
• Gerald R. Ford International Airport  Grand Rapids (MI) Kent County/Gerald R. Ford International Airport news and information.
• Gliding New Zealand Forum 
• Great Lakes Aviation Forum  A forum for all past, present, and future employees of Great Lakes Aviation.
• Gruzilianos Aviation Forum  A Portuguese forum with aviation news, mostly from Brazil.
• Hot Mic Online  Jobs, contacts, topics, forum, and links for air traffic controllers.
• JetBlast!  This interactive aviation community offers private messaging, forums, a journal, useful newsfeeds, and a chatbox.  You can also create your own blog or photo album.
• LRN2FLY_More  This group is for aviators of all levels and all types to discuss flying, talk about any kind of craft, have fun, ask questions, give answers, and help each other get started or get better.
• Luftwaffe Experten Message Board  The purpose of this message board is to act as a discussion forum for enthusiasts of all Luftwaffe topics from 1933-45.
• Microlighters.co.za  An active forum for microlighters, gyro pilots, and aviation enthusiasts.
• Military Passions  A free online, "G-rated" community for military singles (and those that love them).  Free photo personals, chat, email, and forums.
• The Model Hangar - Diecast Airplane Forums  A global community for diecast model airplane collectors and enthusiasts.
• The Model Zone  International forums and resources catering to all model types, from die cast to remote control, militaria to trains.  All scales and gauges discussed, fun friendly forums for the beginner to the seasoned enthusiast.
• Mombu the Aviation Forum  At this active forum, you'll find discussions for civil aviation, military aviation, aviators, radio control, and more.
• MSN Web Community - Hot Air Ballooning
• MyAerodrome.com  A social networking site for anyone with an interest in aviation - flightsimmers, pilots, and all fans of aviation and flying.  Meet other people with common interests, share photos and videos, view member blogs, read articles, and more.
• Northwest Airlink Message Board  A place for Mesaba and Express Airlines crews to chat about the latest news and rumors around the red tail airlink community.  Other airline crews also welcome.
• Offroad RC  Forums for everything RC related.
• Phoenix Powered Paragliding  A forum for Phoenix, Arizona powered paraglider (PPG) pilots.  Discuss flying sites, flying plans, general powered paragliding info and repairs.
• PlaneDoctor.com  A website for aircraft technicians: airline, union, and general news about aircraft maintenance.
• Plane Spotter Forum  The forum of plane spotter.net.The forum of plane spotter.net.
• Platform Nederlandse Luchtvaart  (Dutch Aviation Forum)  The PNL was formed by 3 Dutch Pilots in 1998 for the purpose of debunking myths about the aviation industry.
• RC Hangout.com  An R/C forum with chat room, classifieds, photos (create your own gallery), links, and an R/C events calendar.  It's a nice little community for R/C enthusiasts.
• RCquestions.com  A forum for all RC enthusiasts.  Their following is primarily RC offroad-based, but they cater to RC flight as well.
• RC Talks  Radio control model forums, pictures, videos, calendar, and related links.
• Rotary Wing Forum  A meeting place for rotorheads.
• Rotorwash International Forum  Created to discuss important issues related to the helicopter industry.
• rotorway fun  Message board, photos, chat for Rotorway owners and enthusiasts.
• SA-Aviation  Galleries, forums, and news about airshows and aviation in South Africa.
• Sydney Airport Message Board  An active message board about Australia and New Zealand airlines, airports, the industry, spotting, and more.
• Solid Model Memories  A message group that seeks to restore, save, and preserve the hobby of solid wooden modeling popularized in the 1930’s and 40’s.
• SportPilotTalk.com  A discussion forum for Sport Pilots and Light Sport Aircraft.
• Staff Reunited  A forum to let everyone chat about any aviation and any profession, hobby, or sport.
• Standard Cirrus Sailplanes  A site for Standard Cirrus owners and pilots everywhere with a Yahoo email group, an image gallery, and a gliders database.
• StuckMic Discussion  Aviation and air traffic control discussion forum.
• Tecnam Owners Newsgroup  A free browser based newsgroup for ultralight aircraft owners, including Tecnam aircraft owners.
• Texas Aviation Forum  Discussion of news and events concerning aviation in and around Texas, including, but not limited to: aviation news, airshows and airshow announcements, sport aviation, airlines, corporate aviation, GA, etc..
• Torqueroll Forums  An RC community for enthusiasts to discuss RC topics, buy/sell RC equipment, and discuss RC avition.  The site offers forums, classified ads, photo galleries, and more.
• Totalpilot.com  Aviation and simulation forums, news, downloads, links.
• UAV Forum  This site seeks to be the definitive website on the subject of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.  Includes an extensive list of vehicles, a calendar of UAV events, news, references, photo gallery, video theater, links to sites offering scale desktop models of UAVs, and companies.
• vPlane.com  Features forums, a photo gallery, and free classified ads.
• Web-Birds Message Boards  WWII aviation related message boards.
• Wings Forum  A forum for kit and plans built experimental aircraft homebuilders, monitored by aviation experts.
• Wings & Things Forum  An open forum for discussing aviation and other topics.  Run by Colorado Northwestern Community College flight students.
• World Airliner  An aviation news forum where you can discuss and comment on the latest aviation news.  Also, forums for spotters and travel, and hobby and leisure aviation.
• World Airport News  A free on-line community where people in the airline industry can interact with other airline and airport employees, and with consumers.  Try this site if you are curious about finding positions with the airlines, airline/airport layoffs, security, how to get into the industry, or just to meet people inside the industry.
• X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft  An active resource group for X-Air owners, builders and prospective X-Air customers, building tips and tricks, flying adventures, extensive picture library.
• Yahoo! aviation  A Yahoo! Club message board for news and discussion about aviation around the world.
• Yahoo! Aviation Safety  A forum for discussing safety in aviation.
• Yahoo! Civil Aviation Enthusiasts  A place for spotters.
• Yahoo! College of Aeronautics  Aviation Maintenance and Industry.
• Yahoo! Homebuilt Aircaft  A Yahoo! Club message board for homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts.
• Yahoo! Military Aviation  A place to talk about Aviation.
• Yahoo! The UK Aviation Club  Chat for anyone interested in aviation in any way.
• Yahoo! YYZ Observation Deck  Club for aircraft spotting at Pearson airport.
• YASIG - Yugoslav Aviation Special Interest Group Discussion Board  Post articles, topics, or questions about Yugoslav Aviation history, find books, magazines, photographs, videos, kits and other goods related to Yugoslav aviation.

Aircraft Crew Forums and Communities

• AirCabinCrew  An open forum with multiple discussion topics relevant to crew regarding specific destinations, free recruitment information and advice, and will soon host an international chat room facility.
• AirlineCrew.Net  The airline crew bulletin board.  Very active site.
• AirlineFriends.com  A site where present and former airline employees can network and connect.  Search for upcoming events, reunions, crash pads, and make new friends.  Connect with your airline friends wherever you are in the world.
• Alitalia cabin crew  A site for Alitalia cabin crew with forum, links, chat.
• All Regionals.com  A forum for regional U.S. airlines.
• Aviationcafe.net  This site with a cabin crew forum and a PPL forum also has a "visual" ground school, trip reports and vidoes, and a list of training blogs.
• Aviatr.net  A global crew community featuring news, forums, groups, Instant Messaging, unique Email, personal Websites, member stories, jobs, business directory , knowledge base, layover tips, events, and photos.
• Cabincrew.com  A portal dedicated entirely to experienced and wannabe flight attendants and cabin crew.  Featuring the latest airline news, forum, gossip, free email, jobs, training, and much more.
• Cabin Crew Forum  A forum for cabin crew to come and talk about the latest goss in the aviation industry and just generally chat about life at thirty thousand feet.  Cabin crew wannabees are also welcome join and find out more about their dream job.
• Cabin Crew Home  This forum is a cabin crew meeting place with sections for wannabes, cabin crew, regional postings, and airline-specific topics.
• CabinManagers.Com  A message board community for business flight attendants.
• Crewlounge  A German forum for flight attendands, pilots, and ground staff.
• egonest  A site for Continental Flight Attendants to socialize, network, share photos and videos, ask/answer questions, promote their hobbies and businesses, chat, view and post items for sale, and promote their businesses.
• Flight Attendants Asia.com  A social network site where flight attendants from the Asia/Pacific region can meet, chat, form groups, and share photos and stuff with friends.
• Fórum PNC  A cabin crew meeting place for experienced and wannabe flight attendants.  In Portuguese.
• NonRev Exchange  A resource site where airline employees can exchange travel tips and airline discount information, and participate in airline specific forums.
• QANTAS Cabin Crew (Retired) Community  Add pictures taken during your flying days, leave messages on the message board, track down missing friends, post event dates, check out links to other aviation web sites.
• Skypalz.com  An online community dedicated to airline crew members and staff.  Send mail, share photos, post blogs in a section called Skypost, chat and check out the latest airline jobs submitted.  Created by crew members for crew members.
• Tiger Lounge  For airline employees, past and present, from around the world: flight attendants, pilots, engineers, flight engineers, mechanics, reservations, office workers, in fact all airline workers are welcome.  Forums, chat rooms, instant messaging, airline uniform photos, and much more.
• The Zone  An alternative forum site for aircrews and ALL employees of Evergreen International Airlines.

Flight Simulation Forums and Communities

• Ace Combat Skies  An active community for aviation fans who enjoy Ace Combat Skies simulators.
• ATC Forum  Forum discussing all aspects of Air Traffic Control including all the top ATC Simulator games available.  Meet ATC's (and atc wannabes) from all around the world.  A great, fast forum site dedicated to the world of ATC.
• FlightSimulationForums  A "full service" site for Microsoft Flight Simulator, specializing in FS9 and FSX.  Most members are long time users of the sim and can help and discuss the sim and the hardware needed for running it.  It's a friendly group looking for new people who enjoy discussing and posting screenshots of their aircraft, scenery, and short or long flights.  A "family" site with free registration.
• SimPits International  A forum for those who decide to build their own simulator cockpit (SimPit).  From very basic non-functional cockpits, to fully functional/motion-based beasts of simulation, this WebRing allows valuable information and experience to be shared by linking people's personal (none commercial) cockpit web sites to each other.  They can be race cars, trains, space ships, airplanes, boats, or any other cockpit that can be simulated.

Pilot Forums and Communities

• Airbus Pilots Network  A site for Airbus pilots and passengers with free email and chat, articles for download, and pictures.  Join the Airbus Route Information Wiki and post news.  Typhoon Pack XP available for download.
• All Regionals.com  A forum for regional U.S. airlines.
• Aviation Online  A free forum for aviators.  Based in Australia and New Zealand and welcoming contributions, chat, and comments from fellow aviators worldwide.
• AviationPilots.com  An aviation forum/message board for current and future pilots that also provides news, links, flight schools, and exam help.
• Aviatorlive.com  Connecting pilots who want to share ideas, ask questions, and help others with answers.  Posts to this forum are posted to the Usenet newsgroup rec.aviation.piloting, giving pilots an easy interface to that worldwide pool of knowledge.
• BornAviator.com  The forum where "Born Aviators" can get together to meet and greet as well as ask and answer questions about the sport of aviation.
• The Cockpitforum  A website and bulletin board for professional pilots, cabin staff, ground crews, air traffic control officers and people inside and outside the travel industry.
• Corporate Pilot Central  A community for corporate, contract, and fractional aviation.  Receive help and guidance, post your experiences on the forums, and share your photos with others.
• Fire-Forums.com  A free fire and emergency services message board system.
• Flight Time Radio Forum  A free forum to discuss everything you can think of regarding General Aviation.  EAA members, Sport Pilots, or anyone that just loves plane talk should have a look.
• The Flying Forum  Information for everyone from the student pilot to the airline pilot to the person who is just interested in aviation.
• Indian Professional Pilots  A pilot discussion forum and portal for Indian aviation.
• IntoFlight  A community-driven resource for pilots with information about all sorts of aircraft.  Add photos and reviews of your plane, or look for one to purchase through their aggregation of aircraft classifieds from across the web.  A number of additional features are on the way at this useful site.
• iPilot.com  This aviation resource site for pilots includes a message board section.
• MarylandPilots.org  This is a forum for aviation discussion specific to Maryland.  It's a great place for Marylanders to chat about aviation, and for people from outside of Maryland to inquire about Maryland airports prior to flying into the state.
• Palm Pilot Pilots  A message board for pilots who use Palm Pilots (and other Palm OS PDAs) for aviation.  Discover new software, troubleshoot problems, uncover tricks, share PQAs, and compare notes with fellow pilots who use Palm Pilots in the cockpit.  There are a myriad of Palm applications for aviation, including GPS, flight planning, wireless radar, log books, E6B calculations, and studying for ratings.
• Pilot Central  This new forum for pilots of all levels includes sections for student pilots (hanger talk, landing techniques, pre-solo, post-solo, stalls), private pilots (lessons learned, medical questions), professional pilots (airline, multi-engine, commercial, IFR tips), and aircraft owners (single, mulit-engine).
• pilot-talk.com  A forum for anything and everything to do with aviation.
• Pilots of America  The active message board contains posts on pilot training, IFR, maintenance, aerobatics, cool places to fly, and homebuilts.  You can talk about lessons learned, medical issues, and items to buy and sell.  There is a links database and a photo gallery.
• The Pilots Lounge  An online aviation community where pilots and aviation enthusiasts can gather to share ideas, opinions and talk about the thing we all love.
• PIREP.org  A bulletin board style forum for aviation enthusiasts - particularly pilots and aviation employees.
• Profession Pilots Association  This forum is dedicated to taking action on the issues and challenges facing today's airline pilots, and working to provide a much needed "voice" to ensure the future for pilots.
• Professional Pilots Rumour Network  Forums and bulletin board for professional pilots and those who are considering a career as a pilot.  Air traffic controllers, engineers, cabin crew, operations, crewing and rostering staff are also welcome.  Includes a good listing of flight deck, aircrew, airline specific, ground ops, and regional forums.
• rumourcontrol.co.uk  The unofficial RAF forum for past, present, and future members of the RAF.  Discuss your job and your life while serving in the service - the good and the bad.
• Sky High Angels  This is an MSM group for pilots and flight attendants.  Forums and message board, and a chat room.
• SquawkAviation  Discussion forums for everything about aviation and aircraft, plus more.  Topics include airline information, pilot licensing and certification ratings, aviation photography, flight simulators, and much more.
• Twin Commander Flyer  A forum regarding this unique piston twin-engine airplane: general discussion, service and parts, parts and aircraft for sale and wanted.
• usapilot.com  General aviation related news and discussion.

Air Travel Forums

• AardvarkTravel.net  This worldwide travel search engine includes an active forum.
• Air Travel Community Message Board  A message board for air travelers.
• FlyerTalk  A frequent flyer community with active forums, live chat, photo gallery.
• PriceGrabber Airline Discussions  This shopping comparison site has a discussion forum all about air travel.  The volume is still building in this forum, but the posts cover a wide range of topics of interest to air travelers.
• Travel Walk Forums  Find answers to your travel questions in these travel forums.
• Travellers Content  A simple travel forum where members can converse with fellow travellers, exchanging stories and helpful information on travelling to far away places around the world.
• Useful Travel Guide  This travel forum is a place where you can look for practical travel information and share your latest travel experiences.

Aviation Wiki

A Wiki is a website that is editable by its users, not just the webmaster.

• Airbus Pilots Network  A site for Airbus pilots and passengers with free email and chat, articles for download, and pictures.  Join the Airbus Route Information Wiki and post news.  Typhoon Pack XP available for download.
• openFlightManual  The aviationgeek is at it again with another project.  This wiki seeks to create a completely free online flight manual for pilots, initially a Private Pilot manual for pilots in the United States.  The project aims to allow pilots and flight instructors to create, update, and provide a free alternative to the various commercial flight training products.  Help them out by making contributions, or just use the manual.
• WikiAir.com  The airline crew encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  The goal is to create an editable and free source of information for flight crews and business travelers worldwide.  This web site can be a great resource where everyone can share their individual lists of things to see and do on the road.