E339 Leah Froehlich: From Doubts to Dominating the Skies as a CFI and Aviation Influencer

Pilot to Pilot

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 339 of the Pilot to Pilot Podcast, host Justin Siems chats with Leah Froehlich, a passionate flight instructor and Instagram content creator. Leah shares her unexpected journey into aviation, sparked by a flight with her stepdad after pursuing physical therapy. She opens up about overcoming early confidence struggles, the realities of CFI life, the importance of humility in flying, and how she balances instructing with creating motivational videos that inspire aspiring pilots. From tips on starting flight training to navigating career paths beyond the airlines, this episode is packed with relatable insights for anyone in aviation. Don't miss Leah's rapid-fire answers and her take on building a fulfilling flying career. Follow Leah on Instagram @Leahthal_inflight for more CFI adventures!

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0:00.0	Episode 339 of the Pilot the Pilot Podcast takes off now.
0:10.2	Fly with Garmin avionics, then grab your mobile device and make the Garmin pilot app your cockpit companion.
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0:21.9	aircraft's databases and logging engine data, plan, file, fly, log with Garmin Pilot.
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0:38.4	Justin to save 10% off your first year. All pilots need the big weather picture and I use
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0:50.4	and en route, all to give my passengers and me the most comfortable flight possible.
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1:04.9	traffic into your cockpit. I am Leah Frolic and I am mostly a flight instructor.
1:14.4	Aviation, what is going on and welcome back to the pilot to pilot podcast.
1:17.1	My name is Justin Seams and I am your host.
1:19.2	Today's episode is with Leah.
1:23.3	Leah is a CFI and you've probably seen her pop up on your Instagram for you page or homepage, explorer page, whatever Instagram calls it.
1:26.5	I don't have TikTok.
1:27.3	Should probably get on it. It might help out a little bit. But anyways, Leah comes on the podcast and she just talks about her journey, her love of aviation, how she has some doubts about if she could even do this in the beginning and how she overcame those doubts. Aviation, I really hope you enjoy this episode. It was a lot of fun to record with her.
1:45.0	I really love her style. I love how she's going about filming for aviation and doing her content.
1:49.6	So check her out on Instagram. Should be a link down below or you can find a tag that I do on
1:53.9	Instagram as well. But it's a great episode. I really hope you enjoy it. Please, please, please.
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