His latest Palm Beach update also notes what the NTSB's newest findings leave out: the right elevator and the cockpit voice recorder.
On YouTube, Captain Steeeve has 1,290,000 subscribers and 379,172,242 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 40,000 subscribers and 16,470,944 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Understanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | Captain Steeeve", with 5,456,480 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,001 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 6 of 35 in category "Aviation and machines".
YouTube: On the charts now
"That's not moderate": Captain Steeeve plays a controller's May warning about the crashed Learjet
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YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 80,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 30,466,740 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 11, 2026 4.4x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 5,185,887 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (1,185,612).
His Palm Beach analysis anchors a week spanning severe turbulence, an engine emergency and a wrong turn out of LAX.
Pieces of the tail surface turned up as far as 3.8 miles from the Palm Beach County crash site, and his update weighs whether they were a c…
The video drawing the most views now
New Learjet Crash Evidence Raises Important Questions
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 5,234,488
- Video views, pace per day
- 3,297,046
- Views on its first day
- 4,457,622
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Aviation and machines | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,001 of 5,393 | 6 of 35 |
| By views gained this week | 407 of 5,274 | 2 of 35 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 832 of 5,043 | 5 of 35 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 14.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 3.2% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Aviation and machines
Views gained this week in the category Aviation and machines
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
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The overall chart ranks the most watched videos of all categories together: every day, every week and every month. A trophy goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3. To the chart ›
No. 3 · The daily chart · November 10, 2026New Learjet Crash Evidence Raises Important QuestionsThe third most watched video that day.
Medals on the category charts
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Each category, such as music, entertainment or sports, has its own chart. A medal goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3 on it.
No. 1 · The News & politics daily chart · November 10, 2026New Learjet Crash Evidence Raises Important QuestionsThe most watched video in News & politics that day.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors weekly chart · November 1 to 7, 2026Understanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | Captain SteeeveThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that week.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 3, 2026Understanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | Captain SteeeveThe most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · November 2, 2026Understanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | Captain SteeeveThe second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 2 · The News & politics daily chart · November 2, 2026Understanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | Captain SteeeveThe second most watched video in News & politics that day.
All 6 medals
No. 3 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 17, 2026Major Flydubai Update: 2 More Pilots DetainedThe third most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,210,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,290,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 348,880,672 views → November 11, 2026: 379,172,242 views · average: 1,044,536 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.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 20.5 in the category: 22.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.4 in the category: 1.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 378,246 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 1,356,743
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
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Analyzing the Mid-Air Collision Over the Potomac: A Detaile… | January 30, 2025 | 13:55 | 4,802,266 |
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YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
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The True Apology: I Was Wrong as a Pilot | October 17, 2024 | 0:59 | 3,003,455 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 5,185,887 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (1,185,612).
- Video taking offNew Learjet Crash Evidence Raises Important Quest… The video opened at a pace of 4,745,200 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (349,947).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,710,940 views a day, 3.7 times a normal day (1,012,912).
- Video taking offLearjet Crash Update: NTSB Finds Tail Debris Mile… The video opened at a pace of 4,385,680 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (343,987).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,301,508 views a day, 4.4 times a normal day (758,623).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 3,180,518 views a day, 6.5 times a normal day (489,524).Read the story
- Video taking offUnderstanding the Learjet Crash in Palm Beach | C… The video opened at a pace of 4,334,974 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (336,674).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,887,075 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (571,338).
- MilestoneMajor Flydubai Update: 2 More Pilots Detained The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThe CAPTAIN Applies Brakes During Vietnam 787 Tak… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Stories
His latest Palm Beach update also notes what the NTSB's newest findings leave out: the right elevator and the cockpit voice recorder.
His Palm Beach analysis anchors a week spanning severe turbulence, an engine emergency and a wrong turn out of LAX.
Pieces of the tail surface turned up as far as 3.8 miles from the Palm Beach County crash site, and his update weighs whether they were a c…
His Palm Beach Learjet analysis approaches four million views as daily viewing across the channel rises to more than six times its usual le…
The retired airline captain replays the crew's radio calls line by line and explains what severe icing can do to a wing, while noting that …
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