About PlanePit
A community for the people who actually fly
PlanePit is a small community for people who fly or own private aircraft. We built it because the existing options either bury pilots inside general-aviation forums that have not been redesigned since 2004, or push them into algorithmic feeds that keep strangers arguing for engagement.
We wanted somewhere quieter, where the conversation is between people who know what a mag check sounds like.
Who it is for
Owners of piston singles, twins, turboprops, and jets. Pilots who are working toward ownership. People who spend weekends at the hangar and want a place to talk about oil analyses, hangar leases, engine overhauls, and the occasional ridiculous crosswind landing.
How verification works
New members verify with a current pilot license, a medical certificate, or an aircraft registration in their name. A human on our side reviews each submission. The review is not glamorous, but it is the one thing that separates PlanePit from a general social network, where anyone can claim 10,000 hours from a basement.
We confirm your credentials, record that you are verified, and delete the file you sent us. We do not keep scans of your paperwork.
What you will find here
Briefings are longer pieces on ownership, operations, and airmanship, written by people who have a logbook full of the mistakes they are warning you about. Threads are shorter: an airport closing, a new AD, a strange noise in the pattern. A member map (opt-in, coarse location) shows who is flying near you when you want to put a face to a tail number.
What you will not find
Ads targeting you with cylinder overhaul offers because you posted about a rough-running engine. No newsletter scraping. No data brokers. No doomscrolling feed engineered to waste your evening. If we ever change any of that, we will say so in advance and give you the chance to leave.
Who runs it
A small team that flies. We are not a venture-backed rocketship and we are not trying to become one. We answer email from info@planepit.com and fix things when members tell us they are broken.
If you fly, and you want a place where that is taken seriously, you are welcome here.