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IrelandThis week on the channel +181K views this week
Aviation101 remembers Bill Cloud on an autumn camping flight
Josh Flowers and Chelsea Smith return to the grass runway at Lee Bottom in the Sling their late friend helped them build.
In short
On YouTube, Aviation101 has 345,000 subscribers and 42,135,519 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 186,267 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Autumn Airplane Camping (and the loss of a friend)", with 136,710 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,855 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 22 of 35 in category "Aviation and machines". On Instagram, @aviation101films has 84,284 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
345,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
total views
42,135,519
▲ 186,267 in the last 7 days
▲ 465,758 in the last 30 days
▲ 465,758 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
5,849
on a typical day: 16,761
Videos on the channel
331
2 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
8 days ago
November 3, 2026
Views per subscriber
122
a new long video usually gets 91,108 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
155,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@aviation101films · The account on Instagram
Followers
84,284
▲ 7 a day, on average over the last 2 days
Posts
1,782
2 new posts in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
21,139
usually, by 11 recent Reels
Likes per post
960
usually, by 15 recent posts
1.1% of followers
1.1% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Aviation and machines | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,861 of 2,442 | 2 of 8 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Aviation and machines
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flights in this airplane are going to hit different now. | Reel | November 4, 2026 | 16,682 | 591 | 21 |
| The latest video just dropped to YouTube/Aviation101 🍂🍁 Autumn Airplane… | Reel | November 3, 2026 | 25,482 | 994 | 18 |
| A part that’s supposed to break? In this setup, yes. | Reel | October 21, 2026 | 21,139 | 495 | 5 |
| The engine run went well, except... 🙄 | Reel | October 20, 2026 | 39,863 | 939 | 23 |
| From the printer to the airplane: A custom air-duct fitting, a little cleanup,… | Reel | October 19, 2026 | 18,295 | 551 | 9 |
| Good airmanship starts before the engine does. 🔧 | Reel | October 18, 2026 | 20,431 | 1,030 | 12 |
| “It’s just an oil change.” Four days later… 🔧😅 The new video just dropped to… | Carousel | October 17, 2026 | - | 1,265 | 38 |
| 312 hours of editing over two months, and the Africa finale has finally dropped… | Carousel | October 2, 2026 | - | 1,206 | 30 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 11 Reels and 4 carousels.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
This week on the channel +118K views this week
Kudu and Gabriel's first flight closes Aviation101's Africa series
The finale of Josh and Chelsea's 25 days across Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia ends among the elephants and zebras of Etosha.
The video drawing the most views now
Autumn Airplane Camping (and the loss of a friend)
- Video published
- November 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 136,710
- Video views, pace per day
- 3,332
- Views on its first day
- 60,146
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Aviation and machines | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,855 of 5,393 | 22 of 35 |
| By views gained this week | 4,200 of 5,274 | 26 of 35 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,448 of 5,043 | 30 of 35 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Aviation and machines
Views gained this week in the category Aviation and machines
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 344,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 345,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 41,675,881 views → November 11, 2026: 42,135,519 views · average: 15,849 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Autumn Airplane Camping (and the loss of a friend) | November 3, 2026 | 31:45 | 136,710 | 3,332 | 60,146 | 4,543 | 268 |
 The Tedious Side of Aircraft Ownership | October 17, 2026 | 31:37 | 89,876 | 306 | 37,058 | 2,632 | 206 |
 Namibia by Air • Remote Camping + Etosha | October 2, 2026 | 56:44 | 110,722 | 375 | - | 3,245 | 322 |
 Wild Airplane Camping in NAMIBIA | September 18, 2026 | 50:47 | 92,340 | 178 | - | 2,987 | 249 |
 Banner Towing, A Zebra, Two Planes to Cape Town | September 4, 2026 | 54:39 | 114,610 | 188 | - | 2,836 | 157 |
 Navigating ZIMBABWE with a map & stopwatch | August 24, 2026 | 56:52 | 144,027 | 207 | - | 4,161 | 306 |
 Africa: Part 1 🌍 Full episode premieres tomorrow, Monday 8… | August 23, 2026 | 0:41 short | 9,945 | 22 | - | 364 | 17 |
 Forced Down by Storms, Sheltered in an Unlocked Car | August 1, 2026 | 15:48 | 105,492 | 43 | - | 5,525 | 423 |
 FISK Arrival 2026 • Oshkosh, WI | July 19, 2026 | 23:57 | 119,678 | 114 | - | 5,111 | 222 |
 2 Planes, 3 Days, and 4 new Integrated Flight Displays | July 8, 2026 | 29:02 | 71,414 | 71 | - | 2,969 | 320 |
 One last set of Instrument Approaches 🥹 | July 4, 2026 | 48:07 | 46,162 | 41 | - | 1,892 | 134 |
 Full IFR Flight, 6.5hrs, 750nm | June 26, 2026 | 40:42 | 62,151 | 69 | - | 2,852 | 164 |
 How We Get These Impossible Airplane Shots | June 19, 2026 | 18:21 | 19,152 | 17 | - | 1,555 | 80 |
 Choosing Caution Over Convenience | May 29, 2026 | 37:37 | 60,261 | 50 | - | 3,160 | 126 |
 We Turned DIRECTLY toward the Weather | May 22, 2026 | 16:14 | 52,278 | 48 | - | 3,411 | 108 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 38.3 in the category: 22.5
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.5 in the category: 1.5
- short vs long
- 1 short (up to 3 minutes), 14 long
average views per short video: 9,945
average views per long video: 87,490
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Full Length Flight | Touch & Goes | Cessna 172 Skyhawk | March 11, 2017 | 41:12 | 5,118,700 |
 Flying a Cessna into Chicago O'Hare | ATC Audio | August 21, 2015 | 13:24 | 2,068,081 |
 Full IFR Flight - ILS to 400ft, Rain, Solid IMC | November 9, 2018 | 38:07 | 1,038,700 |
 Wanna fly to SEDONA with me?! 🌵 ARIZONA FLYING | April 2, 2022 | 19:59 | 935,851 |
 Float Flying with Sarah - Alaska Backcountry | Alaska: Part… | August 12, 2019 | 36:59 | 806,736 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa: Part 1 🌍 Full episode premieres tomorrow, Monday 8… | August 23, 2026 | 0:41 | 9,896 |
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +181K views this week
Aviation101 remembers Bill Cloud on an autumn camping flight
Josh Flowers and Chelsea Smith return to the grass runway at Lee Bottom in the Sling their late friend helped them build.
This week on the channel +118K views this week
Kudu and Gabriel's first flight closes Aviation101's Africa series
The finale of Josh and Chelsea's 25 days across Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia ends among the elephants and zebras of Etosha.