Airline pilot / Creator / Mentor
HaydenTeteak.
Flying for a living. Making films about the life that comes with it.
01 / Latest video
The latest story.
Watch the film 17:33
Airline life at every stage
Being an Airline Pilot Is Weirder Than You Think
From flight school to senior captain, an honest look at pilot pay, schedules, commuting, and the trade-offs behind the dream job.
Watch on YouTube02 / Selected work
Life, on and off the flight deck.
03 / An ongoing film series
Bearings.
Watch the first film 10:40
Chapter One / Badlands & Wind Cave
I Spent 8 Years Becoming an Airline Pilot. Now What?
A goal of visiting all 63 U.S. national parks in a year. A calendar built around airline life. Bearings follows the adventures, surprises, and detours along the way, starting with Badlands and Wind Cave.
Watch Chapter One Explore the series & park visits ↗
04 / The person behind the camera
A pilot.
A storyteller.
Always curious.
I’m Hayden, an airline pilot and creator from Indiana. Before the airline cockpit, I was a flight instructor and then an Assistant Chief Flight Instructor, helping students and instructors find their way through aviation.
Now I share the flying, the places it takes me, and the life happening in between. Expect honest aviation advice, adventures beyond the flight deck, and a few things I probably should have figured out sooner.
For the next pilot.
I remember being the student with more questions than answers. I still share the lessons from training, instructing, and airline life through free videos on my channel.
Before you start flight trainingFind me on Instagram
Between the videos.
Places worth remembering, everyday pilot life, and the occasional questionable hotel room. Follow along on Instagram.
The community
Aviators Alley.
A place for pilots and future pilots to ask questions, share the journey, and talk aviation.
Stay in the loop
From the flight deck
to your inbox.
A monthly note with behind-the-scenes stories, lessons from aviation, and the next adventure. A little more personal than a video description.
05 / Get in touch
Let’s cross paths.
Brand partnerships, creative collaborations, or a conversation with future pilots. Let’s make something worth sharing.