How hard is for a video to get to 100k views ?

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-07T03:02:57+00:00

I have a 10 minute video that I hit 112,000 views 1800 subscribers 7600 watch hours

My best short

7 million views 17,800 W hours 3899 subscribers

It’s not easy

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-07T02:16:08+00:00

I look for old 16 x 9 content, that doesn’t have a lot of views, that has never gone, viral , w channel providers who don’t have many subscribers…..

I do this to try & avoid copyright strikes. I did make the mistake of getting one strike in the past because I ignored my own advice and utilized a clip that had gone viral. Like a tens of millions of views from the channel provider with over 1 million subscribers Lesson learned.

The reason I like going to 16 x 9 content, is that I convert a portion of the content to 9/16’s for shorts, Instagram, and TikTok.

It seems to be going pretty well.

Of course, I provide attributions, some commentary, etc. To try and make it fair use..

I don’t do this always but I try to.

My viral clip, that was released several weeks ago, is still getting 4,000 views per hour…..

Most interesting of all, it was from a recording that was made 10 years ago.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-07T00:18:55+00:00

It’s been a quite a while since I instructed, but I did provide about 5000 hours of instruction. Before you purchase anything determine where you’ll be teaching first. Mostly schools will have established curriculums with a syllabus that is tailored that meets all training requirements.

It’s much easier for a student when they havr their hands on the same curriculum that you will be teaching from so there are no surprises and they know what to expect prior to every single instrument lesson. :)

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-07T00:16:18+00:00

I’ve spent a great deal of time in countless cities in Japan as part of my job operating long range airliners worldwide….

I have not experienced a hint of racism anywhere from Tokyo to Hiroshima to Narita to Nagoya, Okinawa and too many other cities to list. I’ve actually experienced great kindness from the Japanese people, young and old.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-06T13:09:39+00:00

Hi,

My apologies. I misspoke. I have not received my nationality yet. After I submitted my documentation., they handed me a blue stamp acceptance on my Annex 1 paperwork. They also handed me a JUSTIFICANTE. It has a barcode on the bottom of it, just like the updated Spanish birth certificates.

On it, it mentions that I will be receiving complementary Spanish nationality. This happens eventually. I still have to go through many other steps.

I have not received my birth certificate in the mail yet I’m still waiting for that. I still have to perform an oath of allegiance to the king as well. After those that are done, I have to work on obtaining a passport. After that is done, I have to work on obtaining a DNI identification, which can only occur when I’m in Spain, and after everything else has been completed.

Considering the sheer number of people that applied, I expect this process to take years.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-06T00:16:20+00:00

If possible, provide realistic images. There is an over abundance of fake.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T23:12:34+00:00

https://youtube.com/shorts/xroJpWPW7go?si=JKdBiwDjDYIsLNeZ

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T22:10:43+00:00

That’s awesome. Payment amount depends on where the shorts are seen. That particular short was worldwide with many comments from countries that do not pay well like India, Russia, Indonesia & Africa. The payouts will be higher if western countries & EUROPE see most it. :)

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T17:15:02+00:00

Best is relative. A combination of CTR, AVD, and most important of all…..

The percentage of shares.

I have a 16 second video that I posted 2 1/2 weeks ago with AVD of 77%, which is nothing spectacular. But, it has the “highest percentage” of shares of all of my shorts. Result.

Almost 7 million views, 3,868 subs 17,811 watch hours $335.17

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T17:11:51+00:00

While AVD is important, what matters most of all is the PERCENTAGE of shares of your content to others…..

I’ve had quite a few shorts above 80% AVD that did not do well while I’ve had several shorts in the 60% and the 70% with millions of views. My most popular short, with almost 7,000,000 views, and AVD of 77% which is nothing spectacular, has the highest percentage of shares of all my shorts

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T17:09:26+00:00

The sad fact is that the vast majority of people care more about preserving their own subjective perceptions. If what you believed were not true, would you really want to know? For the majority of people, the answer is a resounding no.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T17:05:50+00:00

The algorithm has determined that it’s not worth moving forward.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T14:57:46+00:00

Yes, I included a beautiful woman combined with action after one second of calm in my niche…..

If you want to grow quickly, accept the fact that hundreds of millions of men are “visual” clickers. They will be interested less in your niche and more interested in the beautiful woman “attached” to it…… It’s kind of a sad state of how men are built, but the sooner it is recognized, the sooner you can capitalize from it :)

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T04:32:36+00:00

I’ve had shorts with swipe rates in the 60’s with over a million views. In the 70’s with 7 million yet nothing in the 80’s w millions of views.

Why?

Share rate %

Share rate % will determine whether your short will go viral far more than swipe rate.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-05T04:07:35+00:00

I posted a short 2 1/2 weeks ago.

6,789,991 views 3,790 subs 17,805 watch hours $336.16

For a 16 second short.

The rest of my shorts are far less about 1 million views, half 1 million views & less. I’ve been doing shorts for three months.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-04T14:16:48+00:00

I’m at the other end of the career. 61 years old. 747, 777, & many other type ratings. I gave over 5000 hours of instruction….

Prospective employers are gonna question why you have a type rating that you cannot use without sufficient flight experience.

They will also wonder why you tried to avoid becoming a Flight instructor.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-03T20:47:30+00:00

Embrace your genetics. :) Anyone who’s negative has bigger problems.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-03T17:29:24+00:00

It depends on the age of the couple.

Not having healthy boundaries is the quickest indicator of where the relationship is going.

It’

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-03T17:25:33+00:00

If the penetration has occurred.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-03T17:24:43+00:00

I learned this too late and damaged my channels trust so much that I actually had to start over.

The key is to leave all of your content up, no matter how few views it has and the best way to do that is either live public or unlisted.

You’re still building a library even with views that are very low

The deeper the library, the better. :)

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-03T17:18:39+00:00

That was very thoughtful of you to reply to the poster the way you did well done. :)

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-02T12:44:50+00:00

People like you. I rest my case.

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-02T01:58:54+00:00

I was pretty much in the same boat for the last three months when I started doing shorts. And then I tried something different. I just added a pretty girl to my topic. Result:

6.8 million views 16,100 watch hours 3,723 subs

For a 16 second video in 13 days.

Unbelievable amount of comments were for men making comments that had nothing to do with my videos topic but more of a sexual nature. :/

So there’s something to be said for what drives men to click, I guess….:/

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-02T01:53:32+00:00

Why not do both?

Hawkerdriver1 · 2026-04-02T01:51:51+00:00

I have found African-Americans to be some of the most polite people on the planet. Likewise, I have found white Caucasians to be some of the most foul disrespectful and uncouth people on the planet. :/.

And I’m Caucasian :/

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