Behind the Prop
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsBehind the Prop is the Podcast for anyone involved in aviation from general aviation to professional pilots. Our hosts Bobby Doss is the owner of a flight school in Houston, Texas, and Wally Mulhearn is a pilot for a major airline and is also a designated pilot examiner (DPE) based in Houston, Texas. Weekly they tell stories, share lessons and tips from behind the prop. Together they have over 24,400 hours of flight time (Wally has over 24,000 of those) and collectively they provide very unique perspectives on general aviation, airplanes, and all things aviation.
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Rewind Episode - Tammie Jo Shults
June 20, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E091 - Random Topics
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E090 - Sloppy Flying
June 06, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E089 - Checkride Mysteries and Outcomes
May 30, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E088 - Your Questions
May 23, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 63.4 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E087 - Engine Failures
May 16, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 67.1 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E086 - Put Me In Coach!
May 09, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 75.4 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E085 - Start Your Engines!
May 02, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E084 - Are Checklists Really That Important??
April 25, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E083 - Reflections on a Private Pilot Checkride
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E082 - Astronaut Kevin Ford
April 11, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E081 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part II
April 04, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E080 - Systems - Single Engine Trainers Part I
March 28, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E079 - Evolution of Flight Training
March 21, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E078 - Paul Craig Returns! (Author of Flight Times & The Killing Zone)
March 14, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBCheck out Paul Craig's books here: The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die: Craig, Paul: 9780071798402: Amazon.com: Books Flight Times: Instruction and Inspiration from the 2nd Best Flight Instructor: Craig, Paul A.: 9781685642303: Amazon.com: Books Please subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beh...
E077 - Dustin Newell - Taildraggers & More ATC Talk
March 07, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E076 - Personal Minimums
February 28, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E075 - Weight & Balance
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E074 - Alice Calzetta
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E073 - ATC Best Practices
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E072 - Mental Math for Pilots
January 31, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E071 - Special VFR & Call Signs
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E070 - High Performance & Complex Aircraft
January 17, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBFrom this week's show: Tom Cruise Laughs Hysterically at The Late Show with David Letterman - YouTube Please subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E069 - Instrument Training in a Nutshell
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E068 - OWN IT
January 03, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E067 - Emily Norman/Foreflight
December 27, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E066 - Instrument Flying
December 20, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E065 - Your Questions
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E064 - Compass Errors
December 06, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E063 - Holiday Gift Ideas
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E062 - Behind NO Props - Gliders!
November 22, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBA few links discussed in this week's episode: Soaring Society of America - ssa.org SSA where to fly map - https://www.ssa.org/where-to-fly-map/ Greater Houston Soaring Association - houstonsoaring.org Tow pilot requirements - https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airmen_certification/sport_pilot/media/towing_req.pdf
E061 - Pattern Success/10 Tips
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E060 - 10 Things Instructors Do Wrong
November 08, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E059 - Safety Trends, What Should We Worry About?
November 01, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBLink to the Null Report: Joseph T. Nall Report - AOPA Please subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E058 - Ready for Takeoff
October 25, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E057 - Student Pilot Community Questions
October 18, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBHere's the link to the Optx stick on bifocals we discussed: Amazon.com : optx Please subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E056 - Two Ears, One Mouth
October 11, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E055 - Selecting a Flight School
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBPlease subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media: Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com!
E054 - Passenger Safety Briefing
September 27, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBHere is a link to our video on passenger briefings -- Behind the Prop Passenger Safety Briefings Here is a link to the AOPA's video on passenger briefings -- Critical Information: The Passenger Safety Briefing - YouTube Please subscribe to our podcast, and share this week's episode! It really helps grow the show. Also be sure to follow us on social media! Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ ...and of course check us out any...
E053 - POH's
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBFollow us on social media! Facebook - Behind the Prop - Home | Facebook Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/behindtheprop/ ...and of course check us out any time at BehindTheProp.com
E052 - Every Switch & Every Gauge
September 13, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThanks so much for checking out another intriguing episode of Behind The Prop! Many of us can't fly every day, but we can stay proficient by keeping our minds on aviation every day. Listening to your favorite aviation podcast is a great way to do just that! Please subscribe, share, and if you love the show feel free to give us 5 stars!
E051 - Weather (and Motion Sickness)
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week we begin with a little bit of talk about motion sickness, and then get into some talk on weather and flight planning. ALSO - we are always looking for your episode ideas. Have something you want us to discuss? Send us your ideas! [email protected] or [email protected]
E050 - Mission Based Time Building
August 30, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBBuild flight time quicker and more effectively by building time with a purpose! Options include flying friends, flying to go grab food or catch a sporting event, or even joining an organization that flies medical patients to appointments across your state. Take up a kid and share the incredible gift that is flight. Who knows, maybe you'll light a fire inside and inspire another future aviator. There's so many great ways to build time, and this week we're talking about a few of the ways t...
E049 - Robert Sumwalt, Chairman NTSB (Retired)
August 22, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBLinks from this week's show: AOPA Nall Report: Joseph T. Nall Report - AOPA NTSB CAROL Database: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
E048 - Traffic Pattern Etiquette
August 16, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIf you've been flying long enough, you definitely have a story about a sketchy traffic pattern situation at a small non-towered airport. Maybe you saw a student pilot do something crazy. Maybe it was a pattern that was so full that it didn't feel safe. Or perhaps you had a close call with an airplane that wasn't making proper radio calls. Any way you look at it, traffic patterns at non-towered airports have the potential to be dangerous if aircraft aren't doing what they're supposed to b...
E047 - Night Flying
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBBeyond staying night current with our three full stop takeoffs and landings, what can we do as pilots to stay proficient? That's the topic on this week's episode. Whether you've got thousands of hours of night time like Wally, or you are very inexperienced at night, we've got some great tips to make you better. So grab your red flashlight, turn off the lights, and crank up this week's all new episode of Behind The Prop!
E046 - Check Ride Day!
August 02, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBCheck rides are the source of so much anxiety and stress for so many pilots, but with proper preparation they really don't have to be. Bobby and Wally work to demystify the big day a bit by running through some things you can do to come prepared and ready to succeed!
E045 - Tammie Jo Shults
July 26, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBFind out more about Tammie Jo Schults, her speaking engagements, and her books here -- The Official Website of Captain Tammie Jo Shults
E045 - Tammie Jo Schults
July 26, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBFind out more about Tammie Jo Schults, her speaking engagements, and her books here -- The Official Website of Captain Tammie Jo Shults
E044 - Ask ATC (part 2)
July 19, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBAs pilots, we see other pilots all the time. But what about those mysterious voices on the other end of the radio... the air traffic controllers. Sometimes they may seem like robots spitting out clearances at a million miles an hour. Maybe they'll be the voice guiding you to safety if you encounter bad weather or an engine failure in flight. Possibly you've even been lectured by one for failing to comply with an instruction. But believe it or not there are real people behind those voice...