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Hosted by calmcockpit · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 67 episodes
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Join John Niehaus, a professional pilot and flight instructor and Gita Brown, a yoga educator and student pilot as they share how the latest tools in stress reduction, well-being, and high performance mental training can improve your abilities as aviators. Through this podcast they will show how understanding these techniques can create a mindset of excellence not just in flying, but flight training, proficiency, and aviation safety.
calmcockpit hosts The Calm Cockpit Podcast, a leisure show with 67 episodes published.
Season 2 Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 14 In this Monday Briefing, you’ll discover three books that offer practical insights into managing self-interference, handling pressure and resistance, sharpening attention, and st
Season 2 Episode 16 Learn how professional pilots manage risk before it becomes a problem. In this episode, you'll discover practical Threat and Error Management (TEM) strategies that can improve your decision-making, re
Season 2 Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 13 In this week's Monday Brief, discover one of the most memorable lessons ever shared on The Calm Cockpit Podcast: there are only two speeds in aviation—slow and screw up. This dec
Season 2 Episode 15 Summer flying brings unique challenges that go far beyond comfort. In this episode, we explore how heat and dehydration can quietly erode pilot performance, slow reaction time, impair memory, reduc si
Season 2 Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 12 This briefing focuses on daily supplements and digital tools designed to enhance a pilot's mental clarity, physical recovery, and stress management. We all want to study, test, f
Season 2 Episode 14 Grief is an inevitable part of life, but in aviation, it often remains unspoken. Whether it's the sudden loss of a colleague or the death of a loved one, grief can affect focus, decision-making, perfo
Season 2 Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 11 Your flight bag is full of tools to help you fly safely—but what about the tools that help take care of the pilot? In this Monday Briefing, we share three simple apps we think ev
Season 2 Episode 13 Breathing is one of the few systems in the body that operates automatically while also remaining under conscious control, making it a powerful tool for pilot performance and resilience. This episode e
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 10 In this Monday Briefing, you'll discover why self-care is not a luxury or a reward for surviving a stressful week, but the foundation of a healthy, resilient, and meaningful lif
Season 2 Episode 12 In this episode we sit down with Chris Anderson, a Designated Pilot Examiner, corporate pilot, and 12-time NAFI Master CFI with more than 23,000 flight hours and over 3,500 practical tests to his cred
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 9 In this Monday Briefing, we highlight all of the bonus episodes we have compiled for you over the last year and a half of the Calm Cockpit. These episodes are exercises and deepe
Season 2 Episode 11 In this episode we explore the phenomenon known as “the yips” — the sudden breakdown of a deeply mastered skill under pressure. Whether it shows up in the cockpit, on a stage, on the golf course, the
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 8 In this Monday Briefing, you’ll learn how your breath can become one of the most effective tools for improving focus, reducing stress, and staying calm under pressure in the cock
Season 2 Episode 10 In this episode we sit down with Nate Ehlers of Backseat Pilot to explore how flight instruction is evolving for the next generation of aviators. From his own in-flight emergency that sparked the idea
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 7 This episode breaks down what it actually takes to build a mindset that drives consistent performance—not just temporary motivation. Instead of chasing positivity, the focus is o
Season 2 Episode 9 In this episode we explore how pilots can navigate failure, recover faster, and build the kind of resilience that supports long-term success in aviation. We’ll discuss check ride failures, perfectionis
Season 2: Bonus Episode Monday Briefing 6 In this Monday Brief, we explore how motivation really works, and why so many high performers still find themselves feeling stuck. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory (SDT), dev
Season 2 Episode 8 In this episode we sit down with Brian Schiff to break down what Crew Resource Management (CRM) really looks like in practice—and why it matters for every pilot. From the cockpit of a student pilot to
Season 2: Bonus Episode Morning Briefing 5 In this Monday Briefing, John talks about his observations representing his company at a career fair talking to pilots in training about the amazing career they have ahead of th
Season 2 Episode 7 The origin story of all things April 1 and the classic shenanigans that occur on this prank-ish day.
Nate Ehlers
1 appearance on this show
Brian Schiff
Co-Founder and CEO · Flip
1 appearance on this show
Liz Booker
retired Coast Guard helicopter pilot and writer · USCG
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Danahy
Yoga Therapist, Author · Create Calm
2 appearances on this show
Nick Smith
Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent · Nova Southeastern
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Gilbert
author, oral historian and producer · Lulu
1 appearance on this show
Greg Brown
Van and Kay Weatherspoon Distinguished Professor of Finance · University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
1 appearance on this show
Tammy Barlette
Retired Fighter Pilot Lt. Col. · Crosscheck Mental Performance
1 appearance on this show
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