The Hayden Teteak Show

About The Hayden Teteak Show

Welcome to The Hayden Teteak Show — an unfiltered, honest, and career-focused podcast built for pilots, aviation enthusiasts, and anyone chasing a bigger life at altitude. Hosted by Hayden Teteak, Certified Flight Instructor and future airline captain, this show brings you real talk from the flight deck and beyond. Each week, Hayden shares stories from the skies, lessons from flight training, and insights into building a professional aviation career — all told through the lens of someone actively living it.

Publisher

Hayden Teteak

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Apr 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Being an Airline Pilot Is Weirder Than You Think

   What is life as an airline pilot actually like? From flight school to senior airline captain, we’re exploring pilot pay, airline schedules, commuting, and the lifestyle trade-offs at every stage of a pilot career.I’m Hayden Teteak, a regional airline first officer and former flight instructor. Getting paid to fly a jet is pretty incredible—but a bigger paycheck doesn’t always mean a better schedule. Sometimes a promotion means more money, more responsibility, and a bunk bed near your new base.In this video, we cover:• Flight training, becoming a flight instructor, and building flight hours• Flight instructor pay and the reality of getting your first flying job• Regional airline first officer pay, airline training, and reserve schedules• How commuting and airline seniority affect your time at home• Captain upgrades and the tradeoff between higher pay and schedule control• Moving from a regional airline to a major airline• Life as a major airline first officer and senior captainThe pay comparisons use example rates, and the hypothetical schedules show how different career choices can affect your life.Whether you’re a student pilot, working toward an airline career, or simply curious about what pilots do beyond the cockpit, this is an honest look at the money, freedom, uncertainty, and memorable moments along the way.Would you take a $50,000 raise if it meant commuting and losing the weekends you wanted? Tell me in the comments.Subscribe for honest aviation career advice, flight training insights, and life as an airline pilot.#AirlinePilot #PilotLife #Aviation━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✈️ MORE FROM HAYDENSubscribe for honest aviation advice, life as an airline pilot, and adventures beyond the cockpit.🧭 Watch BEARINGS — Chapter Onehttps://youtu.be/3W3n2l9mook💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITYA place for pilots, students, and aviation enthusiasts to ask questions, share experiences, and connect.https://discord.gg/jT9B3D6w4T🌎 CONNECTWebsite → https://www.haydenteteak.comInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/hayden_teteakLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-teteak📩 BUSINESS INQUIRIESHayden@HaydenTeteak.comABOUT MEI’m Hayden Teteak—an airline pilot, former flight instructor, and filmmaker. I share what I’ve learned from flight training to the airlines, along with stories about the life and adventures flying makes possible.The views shared here are my own and do not represent my employer.

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Toolbox Skip navigation Search or ask a question 49.2K 269 15.2K Create 9+ Avatar image How Failing A Checkride Affects Your Airline Pilot Career

   Can you become an airline pilot after failing a checkride? I failed my commercial single-engine and CFI checkrides—and still became an airline pilot. Here’s what happened when those failures came up in my airline interview.I busted eights on pylons on my commercial checkride and lazy eights on my certified flight instructor checkride. Both failures happened during the flying portion, and I passed both on the second attempt. But in the moment? Flying home, ignoring the texts asking how it went, and wondering whether I was cut out for this was pretty rough.In this video, I share:✈️ What went wrong on both checkrides✈️ How I prepared for the retests and changed my approach to flight training✈️ What happened when I disclosed the failures on my airline application and in the interview✈️ How to explain a checkride failure honestly and take responsibility✈️ How those experiences changed the way I prepared my own studentsIf you’re a student pilot worried about a checkride, a flight instructor carrying a past failure, or a pilot preparing for airline interviews, I hope my experience helps you figure out your next step. Every hiring situation is different, but my two failures weren’t the end of my story.You don’t have to figure out your whole airline career tonight.What’s one lesson from flight training you wish you’d learned sooner? Share it in the comments.Subscribe to Hayden Teteak for honest conversations about flight training, becoming an airline pilot, and life along the way.#Checkride #FlightTraining #AirlinePilot━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✈️ MORE FROM HAYDENSubscribe for honest aviation advice, life as an airline pilot, and adventures beyond the cockpit.🧭 Watch BEARINGS — Chapter Onehttps://youtu.be/3W3n2l9mook💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITYA place for pilots, students, and aviation enthusiasts to ask questions, share experiences, and connect.https://discord.gg/jT9B3D6w4T🌎 CONNECTWebsite → https://www.haydenteteak.comInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/hayden_teteakLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-teteak📩 BUSINESS INQUIRIESHayden@HaydenTeteak.comABOUT MEI’m Hayden Teteak—an airline pilot, former flight instructor, and filmmaker. I share what I’ve learned from flight training to the airlines, along with stories about the life and adventures flying makes possible.The views shared here are my own and do not represent my employer.

3. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Was Becoming An Airline Pilot Worth It?

   Becoming an airline pilot was harder than I expected. From my first discovery flight to flying the CRJ, this is my honest story of flight training, uncertainty, and why the journey was worth it.Before I was an airline pilot, I was working overnight shifts at FedEx in Indianapolis, watching other pilots climb into the airplanes I dreamed of flying. That moment pushed me to finish my private pilot license and start working toward a career in aviation.What followed was demanding training at ATP Flight School, earning my instrument rating and commercial pilot certificate, becoming a certified flight instructor (CFI), and working long days while driving Uber and Amazon Flex to support myself. Even after receiving an airline job offer, I waited almost 13 months for my class date.In this video, I share the pressure I put on myself, the rewards of teaching others to fly, the challenges of airline training, and the moment I finally realized I had made it.Now, a little over six months into airline pilot life, I’m also sharing what comes after reaching the goal: incredible cockpit sunrises, time away from family and friends, and learning to appreciate the life I worked so hard to build.If you’re wondering how to become an airline pilot, currently working through flight school, or building hours as a flight instructor, I hope my experience helps you keep going—and reminds you to enjoy the stage you’re in.Where are you in your aviation journey? Let me know in the comments.Subscribe to Hayden Teteak for honest conversations about flight training, life as an airline pilot, and the adventures along the way.#AirlinePilot #FlightTraining #pilotlife━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✈️ MORE FROM HAYDENSubscribe for honest aviation advice, life as an airline pilot, and adventures beyond the cockpit.🧭 Watch BEARINGS — Chapter Onehttps://youtu.be/3W3n2l9mook💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITYA place for pilots, students, and aviation enthusiasts to ask questions, share experiences, and connect.https://discord.gg/jT9B3D6w4T🌎 CONNECTWebsite → https://www.haydenteteak.comInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/hayden_teteakLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-teteak📩 BUSINESS INQUIRIESHayden@HaydenTeteak.comABOUT MEI’m Hayden Teteak—an airline pilot, former flight instructor, and filmmaker. I share what I’ve learned from flight training to the airlines, along with stories about the life and adventures flying makes possible.The views shared here are my own and do not represent my employer.

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YouTube views

353,082

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

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Quality

90

Social presence

91

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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