Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories
Captain John Doe is the anonymous inbox of the skies. Every week, the podcast shares jaw-dropping, hilarious, and occasionally terrifying aviation stories submitted by pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, and everyday passengers. These are the confessions and cockpit tales you won't hear anywhere else.
Episodes
#48 - We Hitchhiked Albuquerque, Warthog A10 Near Miss, Bird Strike On Christmas
#48 - We Hitchhiked In Albuquerque, Warthog A10 Near Miss, Bird Strike On ChristmasMindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how they had their own Captain John Doe experience on an overnight stop in Belen, NM, then they hear how a listener and his student got a private airshow in the practice area from two A10 warthogs nearing colliding with them midair,
#47 - Motion Sick Passenger Hits FA In Face, I Vomited During My Checkride, When To Actually Pull The Chute?
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about the difference between flying your own plane versus someone else’s and how that can impact your flight. Then, listeners submitted stories such as a flight attendant who got struck in the face and left bleeding from an angry motion sick passenger, a student who woke up throwing up on their check ride day but still c
#46 - Jet Flight Plans, Solo next to a C17, 7 G's in a Skyhawk
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how flight planning in a small piston is significantly different than in a jet, they talked about how camping at Oshkosh comes with a big cost, they heard how a solo student went to a towered airport to practice landings and the unexpected happened when they were sharing the traffic pattern with a C-17 and a C-130,
#45 Bet On Yourself and Your Career, Dual Engine Failure, Flight Testing Gone South in Business Jet
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how early on in your career everyone wants to know what path you are planning to take, and when that path is different from the Airlines people will start doubting you. Remember to always bet on your self! They also hear how a multi engine instructor was doing a training lesson when their student unintentionally sh
#44- Married Co-Pilots, Aircraft Values, Solo Student Is Not Maverick, Pilot To ATC Career
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what its like being a married pilot couple, how much do airplanes actually cost and what separates similar type airplanes in how much they cost, they heard how a student pilot on a solo learned they are not maverick and are in need of some crosswind landing practice, and how a listener from Australia is transitioni
#43 - Our Plane Wouldn’t Start, Gas Station Lunch Break, Water In The Fuel Tank, Career Change Question
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they talk about how their personal airplane wouldn’t start and received help from a few awesome locals at Santa Monica, how a student and they CFI had to divert due to weather at an airport in the middle of nowhere and decided to hitch a ride to the local corner store for some lunch, how a new pilot flew his plane across the coun
#42 - Farewell Spirit Airlines, Gate Agent Fights Off Family Of 8, Busted My IFR Checkride
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how after 33 years of incident-free flights, Spirit Airlines closed its doors, how hosts Kevin and Mindy attended the Angel Flight West Endeavor Awards Banquet in Los Angeles, how a gate agent had to wrangle a family of 8 that busted through the jet bridge trying to catch their flight home, and how a student pilot
#41 - Left Seat In The Brand New Vision Jet, Turbulence Down Under, 'The Rock' Drank 6 Coronas And No Bathroom.
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they here about how a brand new pilot down in New Zealand put his personal limits to the test, navigating terrain and his puking partner, how a passenger who resembled the Rock downed 6 coronas on the flight and tried to pee in the beer bottles he just eliminated, and how a pilot asks for advice on how to make a go no go decision
#40 - Buying Your First Jet, Pilot Declines Landing Clearance, Passengers Saw Me Poop
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they give their Sun n Fun 2026 review, including Mindy’s hosted panel on Jet Ownership and how to tackle type school. Then they hear about how a pilot told ATC “unable” when they received an unsafe landing clearance after a Southwest 737 takeoff. & finally, how a passenger on a private jet had a poop emergency with no real ba
#39 - Door Opens On First Solo, Frontier Pilot Makes Bomb Threat
#38 - Solo gone wrong, Bomb ThreatMindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a listener had a door pop open on his first solo and how a Frontier plot called in a bomb threat on his ex girlfriend.Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details!Contact us at CaptainJohnDoePodcast@Gmail.com
#38 - Sonic Boom Scares, 1600 Foot Runway On Checkride, How To Get Into Aircraft Sales
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a listener heard two separate sonic booms, how a pilot thought the DPE wanted him to land on the last 1000 feet of the runway on his check-ride, and how a listener asked for advice on how to get into aircraft sales. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all
#37 - Near Catastrophe For a Student Pilot, Cirrus Pilot Tried to Land on Top of Me
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot avoided a catastrophe when their husband caught a fuel line burnt up, how a student pilot found out that Arizona is truly the wild Wild West.Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details!Contact us at CaptainJohnDoePodcast@Gmail.comCon
#36 - Near Miss With A Banner Tow, No One Was Flying, Crappy Flight School Planes
[Re-Released with audio edit]Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot nearly ran into a banner being towed, a pilot and copilot forgot who is flying a plane, and how a listener asked for advice on how to deal with a flight school that doesn’t address maintenance. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com &a
#35 - Cirrus Avoids Nicaragua, Funny Pilot Prank, How To Approach Pilot Influencers
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot got told to avoid Nicaraguan airspace, how a pilot put on an acting display worthy of an Oscar, and how a listener asked for advice on how to approach influencers at airshows. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details!Contact us a
#34 - Tribal Police Confiscate Plane, Concorde Jumpseat, Student Work Life Balance
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how an emergency landing on tribal land got his plane confiscated, how a passenger on a concord got to fly jump seat on their landing back at JFK, and how a young pilot asks for advice on how to manage work life balance while trying to time build. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainj
#33 - Snorting Off Tray Table, Electrical Failure on Solo, Area51 FOIA
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how flight attendant caught a housewife passenger snorting white stuff off of a tray table in flight, how a student pilot on a solo experienced an electrical failure, and an update on Area 51 drone rules. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy deta
#32 - Lied On My Medical, Declared No.2 Emergency, How to Tell Sales Guy To Go Away
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot lied on his medical application and got denied for having diabetes, a pilot declared a medical poop emergency and got expedited handling by ATC, and how aircraft owners should deal with salesman that only want to call and upsell them after they politely said they are happy with their aircraft. Want to
#31 - Crashing With The Mob, A Red Wing Mess, Checkride In Icing Conditions
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot’s crashpad turned into a mob boss hangout, how a pilot was bringing his wife on a flight but the brakes exploded and hydraulic fluid went everywhere, and how a listener asked if it was a good idea to take their IFR check ride with icing in the forecast!Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Hea
#30 - Illegally at Navy Base, She Doesn't Want Your Number, Struck By Lightning
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a man illegally landed at a Navy Base - twice - and stole & crashed a Navy truck, how a pilot really didn't want to use the lav to do his business due to a beautiful woman sitting next to the door, and how a Cessna 172 was struck by lightning. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.capt
#29 - Dinosaur On Taxiway, Pee West, Advice to Connect With Pilots
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how animals are a bit different in Australia, how a passenger managed to turn a Key West trip into a Pee West memory, and advice to connect with other pilots without using social media.Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details!Contact us at Ca
#28 - Horror Travel Stories! Don't Eat the Fried Minnows; Dengue Fever Put Her in the ER
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they share their own horror travel stories including the time they had an unexpected night in Ethiopia and Kevin got very sick, a time where Mindy was left at a Valentine's Day dinner alone in the islands, and a time when Mindy nearly kicked the bucket from a terrible mosquito transferred disease in Bali called Dengue Fever.Want
#27 - A Unicorn On Board, Drunk And Unconscious, Anxious Pilot Advice
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a passenger turned into a unicorn, a lady on a commercial airline flight who drank herself to sleep, and advice to an anxious pilot.Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details!Contact us at CaptainJohnDoePodcast@Gmail.comConnect with us!Inst
#26 - Pee Piddle Packs, Clapped Out Cessnas, Should He Keep His Wings?
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a pilot was questioned about his pee packs he threw away at an airport, how a pilot decided not to fly a couple of Cessnas that were hardly airworthy, and they answer their first advice question submission on how a hobby pilot can stay sharp between flying. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head t
#25 - Impersonating Flight Attendant For Free Flights, Funny FBO Moments, What's The Sunset Remind You Of
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a Florida Man got 120 free flights by impersonating a flight attendant, an FBO worker who recalls some of the funny moments of working at the airport, and how a CFI taught his student to never forget to turn on the NAV lights.Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & s
#24 - Happy New Year, First Solo Story, NASA Commander Looking Down
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a listener's first solo experience and how they wished they stayed in aviation and how pilots tend to "chase metal" and why the grass may not always be greener on the other side.
#23 - Family Jewels Stuck Upside Down, Not Supporting Husband to be Pilot, Near Death in a C17
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how a man got his family jewels stuck in a seatbelt when flying aerobatics, about a wife struggling to support her husband's dream of becoming a pilot, and how an Air Force member had a close call in a C-17.
#22 - Accidental Engine Out, We Hit A Deer On Landing, APU Fire For Coffee
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how flight training a simulated engine out turned into a real one, how a student hit a deer on landing, and how a handler created an APU Fire all just for making a cup of coffee.
#21 - Airplane Yips, Captain Busted Speeding, Friend Wanted To Use Jet For Free
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about the airplane yips and how to cure them, a captain who got caught by his FO speeding, and how a friend assumed she could use private jets for free.
#20 - Our Engine Has 350mg Of Sodium, Instructors Make the Difference
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how an aircraft owner discovers his engine is partly held together by a green bean can and how a student pilot diverted from a thunderstorm against his instructor's will, causing him to leave aviation for 20 years.Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how an aircraft
#19 - Flight Attendant Finds Sugar Daddy, The Students Showed Up Drunk
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a flight attendant's very first layover on the job in Las Vegas ending in a Sugar Daddy relationship and how these group of high school students ruined the aircraft tour day by showing up drunk.
#18 - Accused Of Drug Running, Airstair Nearly Killed Me, Door Opened On My Solo
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a pilot pulled over for suspected drug running, a ramp worker who nearly lost his life by standing directly underneath the airstair of an aircraft, and how a student pilot kept it cool during his first solo cross country when the cockpit door flug open.
#17 - Accidentally Supersonic, Emergency Landing at an Air Force Base, Don't Fly Selfish
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a code brown situation, a fighter pilot accidentally flying supersonic with a blocked pitot tube, a pilot who nearly flew into a water spout and emergency landed at an Air Force Base, and a nearly tragic story from Kevin's ATC career.
#16 - LIVE from NBAA! Stowaway Cat on Private Jet & Sabotaging a Chief Pilot
Special episode! Join us for our first LIVE taping at NBAA-BACE 2025! Mindy & Kevin head on stage in front of a live audience to share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a cat who snuck onto a private jet and was discovered mid-flight and how a flight department intentionally sabotaged their chief pilot to get him fired.
#15 - Halloween Special - UFOs, Area51 & WWII Reincarnated Children
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a Thunderbird pilot who saw a rectangular UFO when flying and hear about a 2 year old boy that's said to be reincarnated from a deceased World War II pilot.
#14 - We Both Puked In The Cockpit, Teaching Your Spouse To Fly
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a turbulent flight to California leaving both the Pilot (husband) and Passenger (wife) vomiting in the cockpit upon touchdown in a hilarious story told by both of their perspectives. Then, Kevin & Mindy share what it was like for Mindy to teach Kevin how to fly.
#13 - Crash Pad Disasters, Smokey Landing Gear, Check Your Autopilot
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about crash pad disaster stories & why Kevin should avoid them, a landing gear malfunction leading to smoke in the cockpit, and how an autopilot may lead you astray.
#12 - McMonster Chased Me To The Lav, A True Wingman
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about an airline captain that couldn't find the right time to unload his McMuffin and how an F15 pilot flew his wingman down to minimums in IMC at night.
#11 - Landed With No Oil, Full Frontal With The AME
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about an oily mess after the shop improperly installed an alternator and how an AME decided to take things just a little too far...
#10 - KY Derby Passenger Princess, El Chapo On The Ramp, I'm Going To Jail For This
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how hats were overflowing out of a PC12, how one pilot found himself saying hello to El Chapo before having a maintenance nightmare in Mexico, and how another pilot needed to land on a closed runway and was met with flashing lights from a police officer.
#9 - Pudding First, Missed Shift Because of My Wife, Cloud Surfing, Student Pilot Burnout
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a pilot who refused to descend until he finished his dessert, a pilot who called out of work due to his wife not ironing his shirt, a 17 year old who was flown into the clouds, and what to do when experiencing student pilot burnout.
#8 - Someone Stole My Plane, My Zen CFI, Accidentally Soloed a Plane
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a very confused aircraft owner who's aircraft is continuously stolen, a student pilot who struggled to recover from a spin, and another student pilot who unknowingly took a passenger on a discovery flight.
#7 - Special Guest Submission CHRIS PALMER from Angle of Attack!
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they have a special guest submission from Chris Palmer of Angle of Attack! Listen to the entire episode to find out which episode was secretly submitted by Chris. Hear about someone accidentally shooting an airplane, a near overnight stranding, and all about very strange Captain who believes in Lizard people.
#6 - A Seasoned Mechanic, Poo in a Tray, Controller Pranks
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a Captain who thought his mechanic was toast, a crappy situation in a CJ3, and how air traffic controllers pranked each other back in the 60s.
#5 - Not that anonymous
Mindy & Kevin share their own aviation stories in this episode! Including a near miss on departure, someone peeing in the cockpit, and a few U-2 Dragonlady encounters.
#4 - Should We Buy a Plane, Free Cocktails, Discovery Flight Emergency
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they give advice on a young couple considering to buy a plane, hear from how one passenger earned free drinks and an upgrade, and hear about how an intro flight led to an emergency.
#3 - Flew Pax to Wrong Airport, Paying for Interview, Police Arrest a Smoker
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear from some difficult passengers who made a destination mistake, a CFI looking for some advice, and why you should be careful when switching seats on a commercial flight.
#2 - Student Tried to Kill Me, Living with an Air Traffic Controller
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear from a student who made an intentionally bad mistake and a how-to list on how to live with an air traffic controller.
#1 - APU Fire, Stuck in a Spin, Shutting Up a Doctor
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about an APU fire leading to a possible flight violation, an aircraft stuck in a spin, and if it was the right move to shut up a doctor on a commercial flight.
Introducing Captain John Doe
Welcome to the mysterious journal of Captain John Doe. Where real aviation stories are told...anonymously! Whether you were at the yoke, in the jumpseat, or buckled into 21B—if it happened in or around an airplane and made your heart race, jaw drop, or just left you saying “what the heck was that?”… we want to hear it & share it on the podcast. Stay tuned!
