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November 11, 2026 5.1x its usual first day They Found the Learjet's Voice Recorder: Will It … The video opened at a pace of 400,262 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (78,759).

This week on the channel +5.1M views this week

Taking Off's Learjet coverage turns to the separated elevator

Dan Millican's follow-up examines whether the tail component's loss caused the descent or resulted from it.

Channel: Taking Off · Story of November 9, 2026

Video taking off 8.2x its usual first day

Taking Off examines propeller safety after officer's death in Somalia

Dan Millican reviews footage from Dhusamareb Airport, where reports say a police officer was killed after leaving a plane.

Channel: Taking Off · Story of November 5, 2026

Video taking off 20x its usual first day

"Being young doesn't make someone a bad pilot," Dan Millican says of Learjet crew

His Taking Off breakdown of the Florida crash is nearing two million views, and its comment section has become a place where pilots defend …

Channel: Taking Off · Story of November 4, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

They Found the Learjet's Voice Recorder: Will It Talk?

Video published

November 10, 2026

Video views so far

158,834

Video views, pace per day

400,262

Views in its first 6 hours

158,834

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

2.7% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

1.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

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
They Found the Learjet's Voice Recorder: Will It Talk?	November 10, 2026	20:32	158,834	400,262	158,834 (6 hours)	3,823	692
Two Skydivers Die After Parachutes Tangle	November 8, 2026	1:38 short	21,854	3,486	14,594	673	70
Florida Plane Emergency Landing!	November 8, 2026	1:46 short	43,656	1,318	33,529	1,358	88
Learjet Crash Update: Pilot's Father SPEAKS & More!	November 7, 2026	21:18	192,069	3,215	143,090	4,369	888
John Denver Crash: What They Got WRONG	November 5, 2026	20:58	102,506	18,212	40,257	2,340	324
Propeller Strikes Officer Walking Away From Plane in Somalia	November 4, 2026	1:26 short	125,409	913	77,074	1,861	601
R44 Helicopter Crashes off Key Biscayne With 3 Aboard	November 4, 2026	1:14 short	19,161	83	14,899	405	38
Learjet Crash: Who Picks Routes in Weather?	November 3, 2026	1:30 short	103,072	440	55,016	1,785	170
Nepal Shocking Helicopter Footage	November 3, 2026	1:47 short	255,374	817	108,705	3,606	443
What They Got WRONG About the Learjet Crash	November 2, 2026	18:58	2,646,714	34,015	1,673,726	38,830	7,225
Two Helicopters Collide: What the NTSB Just Revealed	November 1, 2026	17:54	112,127	2,057	50,746	2,097	260
Learjet 60 Crashes Near West Palm Beach	November 1, 2026	1:24 short	1,212,722	1,452	941,271	10,501	1,548
Mechanic Warned About This Helicopter Before It Crashed	October 30, 2026	27:24	35,496	181	18,196	1,157	94
Charter Helicopter Crashes Near Joshimath in India	October 30, 2026	1:39 short	5,940	20	2,638	180	8
Two Helicopters Collide Near McMinnville Airport in Oregon	October 30, 2026	2:14 short	50,591	39	28,540	1,329	72

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

14.6 in the category: 22.8

comments per 1,000 views

2.5 in the category: 1.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

15,533 views

short vs long

9 short (up to 3 minutes), 6 long
average views per short video: 204,197
average views per long video: 541,291

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
The TRUTH About Delta 4819 Pilots!	February 20, 2025	13:26	3,022,612
Woman Sucked Into Engine - NTSB Final Report	December 22, 2024	15:08	2,073,009
Woman Sucked into Engine at Montgomery Regional Airport New…	January 2, 2023	6:10	2,068,270
FINAL FLIGHT of John Denver	October 12, 2022	16:28	1,768,941
AA 5342 - NTSB Releases Partial Cockpit Transcript & More U…	February 4, 2025	18:11	1,414,903

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
23-Year-Old Pilot Pulls Off Flawless Emergency Water Landing	August 24, 2026	1:35	2,807,090
Why the White House Never Had a Helipad - Until Now	August 21, 2026	1:25	1,683,311
Reuters Reports on Which Pilot Cut Off Fuel Air India 171 #…	July 17, 2025	0:46	1,422,649
Bell 214 Loses Power, Pilot Nails the Landing	August 17, 2026	1:29	865,720
Air India- Airline Pilots FIGHT Back!	July 14, 2025	0:53	794,036

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. November 11, 2026Video taking offThey Found the Learjet's Voice Recorder: Will It … The video opened at a pace of 400,262 views a day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (78,759).
2. November 5, 2026Video taking offPropeller Strikes Officer Walking Away From Plane… The video opened at a pace of 75,583 views a day, 8.2 times a normal first day on this channel (9,186).Read the story
3. November 5, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,838,085 views a day, 6 times a normal day (303,895).
4. November 4, 2026Video taking offNepal Shocking Helicopter Footage The video opened at a pace of 101,280 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (8,478).
5. November 4, 2026Video taking offWhat They Got WRONG About the Learjet Crash The video opened at a pace of 1,673,726 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (81,864).Read the story
6. November 4, 2026MilestoneWhat They Got WRONG About the Learjet Crash The video passed 1,000,000 views.
7. November 4, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 989,276 views a day, 4.3 times a normal day (227,742).
8. November 3, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,200,906 views a day, 10 times a normal day (119,612).Read the story
9. November 3, 2026MilestoneLearjet 60 Crashes Near West Palm Beach The video passed 1,000,000 views.
10. November 2, 2026Video taking offLearjet 60 Crashes Near West Palm Beach The video opened at a pace of 1,158,026 views a day, 138 times a normal first day on this channel (8,415).Read the story
11. October 31, 2026Video taking offItalian Chinook Crash in Bosnia During ROUTINE Tr… The video opened at a pace of 44,782 views a day, 5.3 times a normal first day on this channel (8,415).
12. October 28, 2026Video taking offAir Ambulance Drifts Into Camera at Dallas Helipad The video opened at a pace of 35,336 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (10,910).