We’re a small crew with a big commitment-led by a founder and cofounder/president who’ve been friends for decades, plus newer teammates who’ve jumped in to help reimagine live flight training.
We’re spread across the country, connected by Slack, a shared obsession with improving flight training, and a deep respect for the guy who quietly powered this thing for years: Nate.
Before there was a “we,” there was Nate-working three jobs, paying off flight school debt, and building Backseat Pilot at night because he believed instructors and students deserved better tools. It was a total labor of love. That hasn’t really changed: even now, Nate will step away from a team dinner, a fantasy football draft, or a date to personally help a pilot who’s stuck. If you’ve ever gotten a thoughtful late‑night reply from us… there’s a good chance it was him.
And it’s not just Nate. His dad-known to customers simply as **Mr. Ehlers**-still personally walks every physical reference card order to the post office. No warehouse. No faceless fulfillment center. Just a family that cares.
We’re a hands‑on team trying every day to match Nate’s level of commitment: building honest, high‑quality products that deliver far more value than they cost.
That shows up in the numbers: we see roughly 1/30th the returns most ecommerce stores see - because people love, use and keep our products. And we have an honest-to-goodness 4.9 out of 5.0 stars from customers. Those stats aren’t a marketing trick-they’re the byproduct of one simple rule:
From first flight to dream cockpit, we’re here to make the journey faster, cheaper, and more efficient-and to treat you like part of the family while you’re on it.
We create ready-to-teach, modern flight training tools - including lesson plans, Live Classes with Our Master Flight Instructors, ACS reviews, reference cards, and bundled packages built to help CFIs and students succeed.
But the real product is confidence:
