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IrelandThis week on the channel +31K views this week
Wildfire haze keeps FlightChops' Oshkosh debrief in view
Steve and Juan Browne examine why cockpit visibility can tell a different story from airport weather reports.
In short
On YouTube, FlightChops has 364,000 subscribers and 71,517,978 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 20,635 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "They trusted me with the Integral R 😎👍", with 5,953 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,801 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 21 of 35 in category "Aviation and machines". On Instagram, @flightchops has 41,797 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
364,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
no significant change in the last month
no significant change in the last month
total views
71,517,978
▲ 20,635 in the last 7 days
▲ 113,248 in the last 30 days
▲ 113,248 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
4,424
on a typical day: 3,867
Videos on the channel
457
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
196
a new long video usually gets 83,812 views
a new short video usually gets 5,953 views
a new short video usually gets 5,953 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
136,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@flightchops · The account on Instagram
Followers
41,797
▲ 8 a day, on average over the last 2 days
Posts
519
Views per Reel
14,685
usually, by 15 recent Reels
Likes per post
271
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.65% of followers
0.65% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Aviation and machines | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,045 of 2,442 | 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000+ miles of solo IFR cross country flying in September was challenging and… | Reel | October 31, 2026 | 11,878 | 271 | 11 |
| The second of our 2-part series covering the 500-hour engine inspection is… | Reel | October 30, 2026 | 16,069 | 352 | 10 |
| After getting his instrument rating, Dave wanted to take his wife, Emily, to… | Reel | October 22, 2026 | 20,784 | 250 | 7 |
| This unexpected opportunity at the end of the season was challenging and… | Reel | October 21, 2026 | 23,227 | 378 | 8 |
| The final day of the iac_hq US National Aerobatic Championships was a long one. | Reel | October 4, 2026 | 35,596 | 422 | 5 |
| The 2026 US National Aerobatic Championships have just wrapped up after a week… | Reel | September 27, 2026 | 68,242 | 1,623 | 22 |
| The weather has been rough for the 2026 iac_hq national aerobatic championships.… | Reel | September 22, 2026 | 7,459 | 76 | 3 |
| My coach Luke is crushing it! | Reel | September 12, 2026 | 7,209 | 173 | 4 |
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 +65K views this week
Gusts, a short strip and a lesson after Engine School for FlightChops
Steve's one upload of the week brings him home from an engine course to a narrow, rough paved runway and some very strong wind.
The video drawing the most views now
No Get-there-itis for an important flight!
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,827
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,039
- Views on its first day
- 2,690
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Aviation and machines | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,801 of 5,393 | 21 of 35 |
| By views gained this week | 5,077 of 5,274 | 35 of 35 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,868 of 5,043 | 35 of 35 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% 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: 364,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 364,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 71,407,938 views → November 11, 2026: 71,517,978 views · average: 3,794 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 No Get-there-itis for an important flight! | November 10, 2026 | 1:00 short | 2,827 | 2,039 | 2,690 | 62 | 10 |
 Who says you can't have fun flying IFR?! | October 31, 2026 | 2:33 short | 5,538 | 48 | 3,108 | 165 | 4 |
 Dental Floss Exhaust Valve Removal? | October 30, 2026 | 1:04 short | 3,537 | 10 | 2,371 | 115 | 7 |
 Why it was scary for Emily to consider flying this long | October 22, 2026 | 2:56 short | 4,305 | 7 | 2,667 | 101 | 10 |
 They trusted me with the Integral R 😎👍 | October 21, 2026 | 1:30 short | 5,953 | 12 | 4,026 | 155 | 9 |
 Schooled on Landing after Engine School | October 3, 2026 | 21:42 | 44,015 | 59 | - | 783 | 92 |
 First contest flying the Integral R! | September 27, 2026 | 0:39 short | 18,517 | 11 | - | 232 | 11 |
 Unlimited level flying and image capture! | September 12, 2026 | 0:58 short | 3,068 | 4 | - | 54 | 1 |
 Landing Wind 27G37?! 😬 | September 4, 2026 | 2:57 short | 22,084 | 19 | - | 453 | 51 |
 This changed everything about how I capture flying videos | September 3, 2026 | 0:38 short | 7,693 | 5 | - | 154 | 11 |
 Engine School! + 500 hour inspection | September 1, 2026 | 0:59 short | 3,553 | 4 | - | 96 | 18 |
 The Best footage I've EVER captured formation flying! | September 1, 2026 | 0:29 short | 8,821 | 4 | - | 121 | 16 |
 A Serious Error, and how it happened. Don’t do this. | August 23, 2026 | 15:59 | 83,812 | 42 | - | 1,764 | 235 |
 Wasn’t sure I could even share this. The Smokiest AirVentur… | August 8, 2026 | 22:43 | 153,275 | 394 | - | 5,508 | 412 |
 How to depart the World's Busiest Airport! | July 27, 2026 | 2:34 short | 65,120 | 6 | - | 2,111 | 58 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 27.5 in the category: 22.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.2 in the category: 1.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 5,103 views
- short vs long
- 12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 12,584
average views per long video: 93,700
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Crawl through a B-29 Superfortress IN FLIGHT! + Real-Time p… | March 16, 2017 | 21:35 | 9,821,402 |
 Non-Pilot tries & FAILS to Land Airliner = epic crash - 737… | December 17, 2015 | 11:49 | 2,534,479 |
 Scariest Take Off I've Ever Seen - Aircraft Performance and… | February 28, 2014 | 4:15 | 2,434,763 |
 Flying VFR into IMC - a top KILLER of pilots - My close cal… | January 29, 2014 | 15:22 | 1,896,157 |
 Phenom 300 WTF! Highest Performance Single Pilot Private Je… | February 22, 2018 | 18:18 | 1,641,723 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rotting DC-3 to Flying in 2 months!? #Shorts | February 27, 2023 | 0:56 | 94,305 |
 Accidental Snap Roll in a T6 was SCARY! #Shorts | November 2, 2023 | 0:56 | 69,912 |
| How to depart the World's Busiest Airport! | July 27, 2026 | 2:34 | 65,114 |
 Learned something new - IFR at night #Shorts | May 16, 2023 | 0:48 | 64,510 |
 April Fools! AI ?! Nope, it's really a Turbine powered Carb… | July 7, 2026 | 0:58 | 37,583 |
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 +31K views this week
Wildfire haze keeps FlightChops' Oshkosh debrief in view
Steve and Juan Browne examine why cockpit visibility can tell a different story from airport weather reports.
This week on the channel +65K views this week
Gusts, a short strip and a lesson after Engine School for FlightChops
Steve's one upload of the week brings him home from an engine course to a narrow, rough paved runway and some very strong wind.