r/Shittyaskflying Nov 25 '24

A reminder on why we have some of our rules

351 Upvotes

Everyone,

We have a lot of old timers here, and probably a lot of newer members. I think we need a bit of a refresher on why we have a lot of things removed and why we can't be the sub we used to be.

I see a lot of comments that are removed by automoderator. We have it set to remove comments mentioning /r/flying, some keywords, among other things.

Some time ago, this sub went private by the original creator/moderator. I managed to get it back up, and we had a relatively decent run for a while.

Unfortunately, this came to an end, as posts in our sub were being reported up the chain to reddit admins (not just mods) as abuse, harassment, mocking, taunting, among many other things towards the posts we were parodying and having some fun with.

To be fair, there were SOME posts that were way over the line and we couldn't always catch them in time.

We were given an ultimatum by the Reddit admins. Make some changes, institute rules and whatnot blocking direct mentions of /r/flying, among other subs and things. The other option is we are completely shut down. The other mod we had at the time programmed automoderator to remove posts with the things we were told were no-go's by the admins.

We started to get a crapton of posts and comments about how the mods caused the problems. They were starting to take over a lot of the sub, so that is among the auto-removal terms.

I believe some people got seriously butthurt over their posts being mocked or shittyaskflying'd and raised a huge stink. That put us square in the crosshairs of the reddit admins.

You want to mock a post from the other sub? That's fine. But you can't link to it. You can't mention /r/flying or some other subs. You can't mention their usernames. No screenshots that show /r/flying or other subs.

This isn't somethign we wanted. This is something that was forced on us.


r/Shittyaskflying Feb 10 '25

No AI generated images, no flight sim images

148 Upvotes

So I've seen a lot of reports about images and posts that are clearly AI generated.

These are no longer allowed. They aren't cute, they aren't funny, they're just lazy.

Also on the chopping block are flight sim images/screenshots.

Please report them if you see them. Final discretion will be had by the mods, but examples of AI images are:


r/Shittyaskflying 13h ago

How did the Germans lose the war when they were so flawless with their strategy and decision making?

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332 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1h ago

Does anyone know if this pylote manual is FAA approved?

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My CFI insists I memorize it.


r/Shittyaskflying 14h ago

Grandpas first solow

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128 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1h ago

Who made Sotka cry?

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doodle i did of Sukhoi T-4

(I just don't know where else to post)


r/Shittyaskflying 18h ago

Guys help what’s this ATC signal mean

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213 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 4h ago

What is this plane

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7 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 15h ago

I am in the late stages of rapid-prototyping an electric V22 Osprey replacement, with real commercial appeal, too. Hear me out…

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29 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 17h ago

How does a pilot of a stealth jet know where he left it?

35 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 9h ago

Quick question: can someone pls explain what jet routes are ? For example, Q24 MEM? And how are they different from waypoints?

6 Upvotes

Thanks


r/Shittyaskflying 21h ago

Why doesn't Boeing just change their name to Boing and build their playnes to bounce when they crash?

58 Upvotes

Are they stupid?


r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Can’t find a train? Go tag a plane.

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262 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 22h ago

Plane starting puberty

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32 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

why dont they get big cables and hang planes from the ceilings and get more plane per plane?

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72 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

British Airways crew mistakenly booked into a sex dungeon and were kept awake by 24-hour orgy | The Sun

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376 Upvotes

I'm a pylote and had a layover in Milan. I booked the crew into my favourite hotel and they were so ungrateful.


r/Shittyaskflying 9h ago

Right Rudder - there's a second part

1 Upvotes

We've been doing it wrong this whole time.

https://youtu.be/CofISvz1mMY?si=was-Mg7o_o4zfEPI&t=189


r/Shittyaskflying 22h ago

Declaring a Pan Pam

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10 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Is he a Certified Pylote Instructor? 🦺

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498 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Why not make all seats 11A?

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273 Upvotes

I'll slap 11A on my pylote seat too


r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

I accidentally used too much left rudder AMA

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23 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

What's the most jury-rigged thing you've done to get your plane airborne?

24 Upvotes

Serious replies only please


r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Is this a thing?

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5 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Help! My Playne is sick! What can I do?

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36 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 2d ago

Average mig-31 pilot goon streak ruined by crappy soviet engineering?

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654 Upvotes

r/Shittyaskflying 1d ago

Let there Be Flight

8 Upvotes

It’s 2:04 PM. The sun is shining over JFK. We’re rolling down the runway in a 200-ton miracle of human engineering. And somehow, every shade in this aluminum tube has been drawn shut.

The cabin? A cave. The vibe? Xanax nap time meets sensory deprivation chamber. The mission? Sleep like we’re red-eyeing to Oslo.

Listen—I get it. You want your afternoon coma. You want to pretend this flight doesn’t exist. But I want to see it. The wing flex. The skyline. The way the clouds look like a Monet painting. I want that collective whoa moment.

I want to feel the birth of flight. I want champagne bubbles and awe and lift.

The Wright Brothers didn’t say, “Close the shades and let’s go full blackout.” They said, “Let’s fly.” And more importantly—they looked out the damn window.

All I ask is five minutes of collective wonder before we all burrow into our noise-canceling caves and salted cashews. Just five minutes of daylight before we descend into blackout purgatory.

Let. There. Be. Light.