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Behind the Prop — 203 episodes

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1

E198 - True, False, or It Depends

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E197 - From Early Lessons to Cross-Country Weather: A Pilot's Journey

3

E196 - The Soft Skills That Actually Make Great Flight Instructors

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E195 - Could You Handle an Emergency Tonight?

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E194 - The Hidden Costs of Rushing Flight Training

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E193 - When FINE isn't FINE

7

E192 - From Setbacks to Skills- Mastering Mindset and Mental Math in the Cockpit

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E191 - Brandin Cooks, Pilot & NFL Wide Receiver

9

E190 - Recovering After an FAA Checkride Disapproval

10

E189 - Tammy Barlette, Crosscheck Mental Performance Training

11

E188 - The Real Part 141- Busting Myths and Debunking Mysteries

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E187 - Paul Craig, Killing Zone 3rd Edition & Story Time

13

E186 - Are you ready for your SOLO?

14

E185 - From Ground to Sky - The Equal Journey

15

E184 - Pilot Resolutions for the New Year

16

E183 - The Silent Killer - Distractions

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E182 - Mark Patey - Transition from Flying Cowboy to Safety Advocate

18

E181 - Beyond the Check Ride - Building Real World Pilot Judgment

19

E180 - Flight Planning the Night Before: Your Key to a Smoother Cockpit

20

E179 - A Day in the Life of a Flight School Owner

21

E178 - Barry Knuttila, King Schools President & CEO

22

E177 - Mastering Energy Management for Approaches and Landings

23

E176 - Darren Pleasance, AOPA President & CEO

24

E175 - Pre-Solo Pitfalls & Prep

25

E174 - Oshkosh Recap & MOSAIC

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E173 - Operation Airdrop

27

E172 - Live Show/Checkride Prep Q & A

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BONUS - Bobby on the Radio!

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E171 - Fly With Kay

30

E170 - Aviator's Toolbox

31

E169 - Staying in Front of the Plane

32

E168 - Training Nuggets

33

E167 - Blue Angel, Callsign INTAKE

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E166 - Scott Williamson, Drummer & Pilot

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E165 - Paul Craig Returns!

36

E164 - Redbird Migration

37

E163 - Commercial Mindset

38

E162 - Expect The Unexpected

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E161 - SIDs and STARs

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E160 - Listener Questions

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E159 - Recognizing System Problems

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E158 - SouthWings

43

E157 - The Backseat Pilot

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E156 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part III

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E155 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part II

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E154 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part I

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E153 - Flying to the Bahamas

48

E152 - Matthew Stafford, Dispatcher

49

E151 - Preflight Actions

50

E150 - Mock Private Checkride, Part III

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E149 - Flight Schedule Pro/LogTen CEO, Nick Wegner

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E148 - Mock Private Checkride, Part II

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E147 - Mock Private Checkride, Part I

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E146 - That's a BIG LOAD

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E145 - Hide and Go Seek

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E144 - Hoover, Pilot Debrief

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E143 - Instrument Briefings

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E142 - Become a Flight Instructor

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E141 - Check Ride Stories

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E140 - Weather with DPE Pat Brown

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E139 - This Show SUCKS!

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E138 - Risk Stacking

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E137 - Pitot Static System

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E136 - Aeronautical Decision Making

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E135 - Jim Schilling, Aviation Podcaster

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E134 - Be a PRO

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E133 - Go Oriented

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E132 - Prepare for a BAD Day

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E131 - Fuel, Fuel, Fuel

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E130 - Getting Back in the Air

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E129 - Qualifying for Your Checkride

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E128 - Noel Phillips

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E127 - Normalization of Deviation

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E126 - Listener Questions

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E125 - Early Private Pilot

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E124 - Plane Sense

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E123 - Behind The Props

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E122 - Flying Potpourri

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E121 - Flying Common Sense

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E120 - Rusty Keen, Thunderbird #2

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E119 - Learning from Mistakes

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E118 - Common Checkride Errors, Part IIII

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E117 - Common Checkride Errors, Part III

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E116 - LIVE at EKU!

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E115 - Common Checkride Errors, Part II

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E114 - Common Checkride Errors, Part I

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E113 - Aerophobia

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E112 - ICE

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E111 - Matt Cole, Survivor & Flight School Owner

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E110 - Checklist Discipline

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E109 - David Wright, Chief Flight Instructor

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E108 - Day in the Life

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E107 - Thanksgiving Leftovers

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E106 - Training Flight Plan

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E105 - Sixth Sense

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E104 - John & Martha King

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E103 - Your Questions

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E102 - Better Way to Cross Country

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E101 - Basic Med

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E100 - Episode 100!!

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E099 - What's Next

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E098 - LOST

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E097 - Expectations for SOLO

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E096 - Star Student

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E095 - VOR Navigation

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E094 - Runway Incursions and More

107

E093 - Towered Airport Operations

108

E092 - 8 Reasons Private Checkrides Are Unsuccessful

109

Rewind Episode - Tammie Jo Shults

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E091 - Random Topics

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E090 - Sloppy Flying

112

E089 - Checkride Mysteries and Outcomes

113

E088 - Your Questions

114

E087 - Engine Failures

115

E086 - Put Me In Coach!

116

E085 - Start Your Engines!

117

E084 - Are Checklists Really That Important??

118

E083 - Reflections on a Private Pilot Checkride

119

E082 - Astronaut Kevin Ford

120

E081 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part II

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E080 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part I

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E079 - Evolution of Flight Training

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E078 - Paul Craig Returns! (Author of Flight Times & The Killing Zone)

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E077 - Dustin Newell - Taildraggers & More ATC Talk

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E076 - Personal Minimums

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E075 - Weight & Balance

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E074 - Alice Calzetta

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E073 - ATC Best Practices

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E072 - Mental Math for Pilots

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E071 - Special VFR & Call Signs

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E070 - High Performance & Complex Aircraft

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E069 - Instrument Training in a Nutshell

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E068 - OWN IT

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E067 - Emily Norman/Foreflight

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E066 - Instrument Flying

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E065 - Your Questions

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E064 - Compass Errors

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E063 - Holiday Gift Ideas

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E062 - Behind NO Props - Gliders!

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E061 - Pattern Success/10 Tips

141

E060 - 10 Things Instructors Do Wrong

142

E059 - Safety Trends, What Should We Worry About?

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E058 - Ready for Takeoff

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E057 - Student Pilot Community Questions

145

E056 - Two Ears, One Mouth

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E055 - Selecting a Flight School

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E054 - Passenger Safety Briefing

148

E053 - POH's

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E052 - Every Switch & Every Gauge

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E051 - Weather (and Motion Sickness)

151

E050 - Mission Based Time Building

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E049 - Robert Sumwalt, Chairman NTSB (Retired)

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E048 - Traffic Pattern Etiquette

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E047 - Night Flying

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E046 - Check Ride Day!

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E045 - Tammie Jo Shults

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E044 - Ask ATC (part 2)

158

E043 - Ask ATC (part 1)

159

E042 - Charlie Venema - CheckedAndSet.net

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E041 - Preflight Actions

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**Special Message**

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E040 - More on Emergencies

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E039 - Rusty Pilots (Part II)

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E038 - Rusty Pilots (Part I)

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E037 - Marginal Weather

166

E036 - Brian Hough, Liberty University

167

E035 - Flying Potpourri

168

E034 - LIVE with 3 DPE's!

169

E033 - Mike Busch, Savvy Aviation & Author

170

E032 - 7700 (Emergencies)

171

E031 - Michael Dougherty, Goodyear Chief Pilot

172

E030 - Decision Making

173

E029 - Paul Craig, Author of "The Killing Zone"

174

E028 - Listener Questions

175

E027 - Systems/The Engine

176

E026 - Fuel Talk/Renters Insurance

177

E025 - Renting vs. Ownership

178

E024 - The Fuel System

179

E023.5 - *BONUS EPISODE* - Left Turning Tendencies

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E023 - Checkride Turbulence & 3 Books

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E022.5 *BONUS EPISODE* - Instructor Accountability

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E022 - Flying The Aircraft

183

E021 - 10 Things Student Pilots Do Wrong

184

E020 - Part 61 vs. Part 141

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E019 - A Chat With Our Mechanic, Ray Villalba

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E018 - Flight Following & Cross Country Tips

187

E017 - Alternator Failure

188

E016 - Check Ride Turbulence - Preparing for the Check Ride

189

E015 - Proper Radio Communications

190

E014 - Jessica Garcia, SWA First Officer

191

E013 - Night Time, When You Can Log It and Some Tips

192

E012 - Systems - Flight Controls

193

E011 - First SOLO

194

E010 - Pilot Holiday Gift Ideas

195

E009 - Economics of Flight Training

196

E008 - Devin Miller, @familypilot

197

E007 - Ignition System & Magneto Check

198

E006 - Paper vs Plastic

199

E005 - Pat Brown, AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador

200

E004 - A Near Miss Story

201

E003 - Check List Usage - The good, bad and ugly!

202

E002 - Reflections from an Instrument Check Ride

203

E001 - Welcome to Behind the Prop