Media

Podcasts

Hear our founder Nate’s conversations with top aviation podcasts on checkrides, flight training, time building, and career paths.

Podcasts

Podcast
May 14, 2026

The Future of Flight Training: Modern Lessons from Backseat Pilot with Nate Ehlers | The Calm Cockpit Podcast

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April 24, 2026

Midwest Flying Podcast

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April 24, 2026

The Black Box Aviation Podcast: Nate Ehlers, founder of The Backseat Pilot

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April 24, 2026

LD Aviation - The Backseat Pilot Story: From C-17 Instructor to Aviation Innovator

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April 24, 2026

Aircrew Interview - C-17 Pilot to Entrepreneur Part 2

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April 24, 2026

Aircrew Interview - C-17 Pilot to Entrepreneur Part 1

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April 24, 2026

Behind the Prop - The Backseat Pilot

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April 24, 2026

Destination Aviation - From Lesson Plans to Liftoff: Nate Ehlers and the Backseat Pilot Revolution

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April 24, 2026

Pilots Say What? - From CFI to C-17s: His Unexpected Journey

Collage of three images: top-left shows airplane wing flying over river and forest with mountains in the background; bottom-left shows a smiling pilot in uniform seated in cockpit; right shows a smiling man in military flight suit and blue cap standing in a stadium.
Smiling man wearing a blue uniform jacket with a white shirt and tie against a dark background.
Built by Nate
CFI, CFII, MEI, USAF C-17 Instructor Pilot & Major Airlines Pilot

From Penniless CFI to Industry Leader

Nate graduated top of his class from US Airforce Pilot Training and logged over 8,500 flight hours after founding Backseat Pilot. But he started with nothing, as a broke CFI, he focused on perfecting his reference cards and even gave away his lesson plans for free.
When other CFIs began requesting more, he realized he’d created something valuable: a systematic approach to instruction that consistently produced exceptional pilots.