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All Episodes

Behind the Prop — 208 episodes

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1

E202 - Ask the DPE - Part I

2

E201 - The First Five Minutes

3

E200 - The Flight Before the Flight

4

E199 - The Dirty Dozen

5

E198b - Oshkosh Dispatch

6

E198 - True, False, or It Depends

7

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

8

E196 - The Soft Skills That Actually Make Great Flight Instructors

9

E195 - Could You Handle an Emergency Tonight?

10

E194 - The Hidden Costs of Rushing Flight Training

11

E193 - When FINE isn't FINE

12

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

13

E191 - Brandin Cooks, Pilot & NFL Wide Receiver

14

E190 - Recovering After an FAA Checkride Disapproval

15

E189 - Tammy Barlette, Crosscheck Mental Performance Training

16

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

17

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

18

E186 - Are you ready for your SOLO?

19

E185 - From Ground to Sky - The Equal Journey

20

E184 - Pilot Resolutions for the New Year

21

E183 - The Silent Killer - Distractions

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

E178 - Barry Knuttila, King Schools President & CEO

27

E177 - Mastering Energy Management for Approaches and Landings

28

E176 - Darren Pleasance, AOPA President & CEO

29

E175 - Pre-Solo Pitfalls & Prep

30

E174 - Oshkosh Recap & MOSAIC

31

E173 - Operation Airdrop

32

E172 - Live Show/Checkride Prep Q & A

33

BONUS - Bobby on the Radio!

34

E171 - Fly With Kay

35

E170 - Aviator's Toolbox

36

E169 - Staying in Front of the Plane

37

E168 - Training Nuggets

38

E167 - Blue Angel, Callsign INTAKE

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E166 - Scott Williamson, Drummer & Pilot

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E165 - Paul Craig Returns!

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E164 - Redbird Migration

42

E163 - Commercial Mindset

43

E162 - Expect The Unexpected

44

E161 - SIDs and STARs

45

E160 - Listener Questions

46

E159 - Recognizing System Problems

47

E158 - SouthWings

48

E157 - The Backseat Pilot

49

E156 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part III

50

E155 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part II

51

E154 - Mock Instrument Checkride, Part I

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E153 - Flying to the Bahamas

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E152 - Matthew Stafford, Dispatcher

54

E151 - Preflight Actions

55

E150 - Mock Private Checkride, Part III

56

E149 - Flight Schedule Pro/LogTen CEO, Nick Wegner

57

E148 - Mock Private Checkride, Part II

58

E147 - Mock Private Checkride, Part I

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E146 - That's a BIG LOAD

60

E145 - Hide and Go Seek

61

E144 - Hoover, Pilot Debrief

62

E143 - Instrument Briefings

63

E142 - Become a Flight Instructor

64

E141 - Check Ride Stories

65

E140 - Weather with DPE Pat Brown

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E139 - This Show SUCKS!

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E138 - Risk Stacking

68

E137 - Pitot Static System

69

E136 - Aeronautical Decision Making

70

E135 - Jim Schilling, Aviation Podcaster

71

E134 - Be a PRO

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E133 - Go Oriented

73

E132 - Prepare for a BAD Day

74

E131 - Fuel, Fuel, Fuel

75

E130 - Getting Back in the Air

76

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

80

E125 - Early Private Pilot

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E124 - Plane Sense

82

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

89

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

93

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

100

E105 - Sixth Sense

101

E104 - John & Martha King

102

E103 - Your Questions

103

E102 - Better Way to Cross Country

104

E101 - Basic Med

105

E100 - Episode 100!!

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E099 - What's Next

107

E098 - LOST

108

E097 - Expectations for SOLO

109

E096 - Star Student

110

E095 - VOR Navigation

111

E094 - Runway Incursions and More

112

E093 - Towered Airport Operations

113

E092 - 8 Reasons Private Checkrides Are Unsuccessful

114

Rewind Episode - Tammie Jo Shults

115

E091 - Random Topics

116

E090 - Sloppy Flying

117

E089 - Checkride Mysteries and Outcomes

118

E088 - Your Questions

119

E087 - Engine Failures

120

E086 - Put Me In Coach!

121

E085 - Start Your Engines!

122

E084 - Are Checklists Really That Important??

123

E083 - Reflections on a Private Pilot Checkride

124

E082 - Astronaut Kevin Ford

125

E081 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part II

126

E080 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part I

127

E079 - Evolution of Flight Training

128

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

129

E077 - Dustin Newell - Taildraggers & More ATC Talk

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E076 - Personal Minimums

131

E075 - Weight & Balance

132

E074 - Alice Calzetta

133

E073 - ATC Best Practices

134

E072 - Mental Math for Pilots

135

E071 - Special VFR & Call Signs

136

E070 - High Performance & Complex Aircraft

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E069 - Instrument Training in a Nutshell

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E068 - OWN IT

139

E067 - Emily Norman/Foreflight

140

E066 - Instrument Flying

141

E065 - Your Questions

142

E064 - Compass Errors

143

E063 - Holiday Gift Ideas

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E062 - Behind NO Props - Gliders!

145

E061 - Pattern Success/10 Tips

146

E060 - 10 Things Instructors Do Wrong

147

E059 - Safety Trends, What Should We Worry About?

148

E058 - Ready for Takeoff

149

E057 - Student Pilot Community Questions

150

E056 - Two Ears, One Mouth

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E055 - Selecting a Flight School

152

E054 - Passenger Safety Briefing

153

E053 - POH's

154

E052 - Every Switch & Every Gauge

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E051 - Weather (and Motion Sickness)

156

E050 - Mission Based Time Building

157

E049 - Robert Sumwalt, Chairman NTSB (Retired)

158

E048 - Traffic Pattern Etiquette

159

E047 - Night Flying

160

E046 - Check Ride Day!

161

E045 - Tammie Jo Shults

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E044 - Ask ATC (part 2)

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E043 - Ask ATC (part 1)

164

E042 - Charlie Venema - CheckedAndSet.net

165

E041 - Preflight Actions

166

**Special Message**

167

E040 - More on Emergencies

168

E039 - Rusty Pilots (Part II)

169

E038 - Rusty Pilots (Part I)

170

E037 - Marginal Weather

171

E036 - Brian Hough, Liberty University

172

E035 - Flying Potpourri

173

E034 - LIVE with 3 DPE's!

174

E033 - Mike Busch, Savvy Aviation & Author

175

E032 - 7700 (Emergencies)

176

E031 - Michael Dougherty, Goodyear Chief Pilot

177

E030 - Decision Making

178

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

179

E028 - Listener Questions

180

E027 - Systems/The Engine

181

E026 - Fuel Talk/Renters Insurance

182

E025 - Renting vs. Ownership

183

E024 - The Fuel System

184

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

185

E023 - Checkride Turbulence & 3 Books

186

E022.5 *BONUS EPISODE* - Instructor Accountability

187

E022 - Flying The Aircraft

188

E021 - 10 Things Student Pilots Do Wrong

189

E020 - Part 61 vs. Part 141

190

E019 - A Chat With Our Mechanic, Ray Villalba

191

E018 - Flight Following & Cross Country Tips

192

E017 - Alternator Failure

193

E016 - Check Ride Turbulence - Preparing for the Check Ride

194

E015 - Proper Radio Communications

195

E014 - Jessica Garcia, SWA First Officer

196

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

197

E012 - Systems - Flight Controls

198

E011 - First SOLO

199

E010 - Pilot Holiday Gift Ideas

200

E009 - Economics of Flight Training

201

E008 - Devin Miller, @familypilot

202

E007 - Ignition System & Magneto Check

203

E006 - Paper vs Plastic

204

E005 - Pat Brown, AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador

205

E004 - A Near Miss Story

206

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

207

E002 - Reflections from an Instrument Check Ride

208

E001 - Welcome to Behind the Prop