rctestflight YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
I'm Daniel Riley and I'm addicted to building things. I started this channel to share my projects and hopefully inspire others to build cool stuff. Agency inquiries: rctestflight@delkatalents.com
| Subscribers | 910K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 181M |
| Videos | 711 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 893K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2009-03-12 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mowing My Lawn with a LASER!!! | 12× | 6.5M | 2022-09-01 |
| Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles? Self Driving Edition | 10× | 5.3M | 2026-09-10 |
| RAM Effect Vehicle - A New Type of Aircraft Wing Design? | 9.4× | 4.8M | 2022-07-08 |
| Testing EDF Intake Shape for RC Plane #rcplane #aerodynamics | 8.8× | 1.7M (as of 2026-11-09) | 2025-08-06 |
| Testing 8 Innovative New Boat Propeller Designs | 6.7× | 3.6M | 2024-05-14 |
| Hydrofoil Ground Effect Vehicle | 6.3× | 1.2M | 2022-11-30 |
| Can a Solid Wood Airplane Actually Fly??? | 5.9× | 3.3M | 2023-05-30 |
| Giant Foam SR-71 Blackbird R/C plane | 5.3× | 1M | 2022-11-27 |
| 100% Blown Wing Powered Airplane | 5.1× | 2.9M | 2025-07-30 |
| Worlds FASTEST R/C Tracked Vehicle | 5× | 2.7M | 2023-03-20 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles (Episode #2) | 1.7× | 1.5M | 2026-10-17 |
| Mowing My Lawn with a Mini Center Pivot | 1.8× | 925K | 2026-09-27 |
| Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles? Self Driving Edition | 10× | 5.3M | 2026-09-10 |
| Will It Foil? Building a R/C Hydrofoil Sailboat | 0.4× | 237K | 2026-08-09 |
| Tiny Gas Engine on Autonomous Boat | 0.8× | 442K | 2026-07-18 |
| Building a Tiny 780 Watt Generator | 0.9× | 501K | 2026-06-26 |
| Building a Gyro Stabilized Hyperlapse Drone Boat | 0.6× | 315K | 2026-05-23 |
| Huge 3D Printed Variable Pitch Quadcopter | 1.7× | 891K | 2026-04-07 |
| Building a SWATH Hull - Most Stable Boat Design | 0.8× | 410K | 2026-03-14 |
| 7cc 4-Stroke Hybrid Electric Autonomous Boat | 1.1× | 574K | 2026-02-21 |
Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 16 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.7× the channel's usual views. Example: "Can an R/C Car Hit 100,000 Scale Miles? Self Driving Edition".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 13 | 249K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 39 | 502K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 48 | 612K | 1.2× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.7× the channel's usual views across 16 uploads, against 1.1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 1.2 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does rctestflight have?
rctestflight has about 910K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does rctestflight upload?
About 1.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from rctestflight?
"Mowing My Lawn with a LASER!!!" reached 12× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the rctestflight audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open rctestflight on YouTube.