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Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

Mindy and Kevin Lindheim 48 Episodes Sep 19, 2026

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

#61 - 300 FT Auto Rotation, Life On The Line, Should You Stop By NGAV
#61 - 300 FT Auto Rotation, Life On The Line, Should You Stop By NGAV Sep 19, 2026 3400 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they listen to a check ride story that had bad weather, unfamiliar airports and a different model helicopter, they get a list of all the cool and interesting people this listener meet from being a line tech in Charleston, finally a listener asked if stopping by the flight school on a cross country would be worth while. Want to su
#60 - Flight Crew Got Drunk, Rigging Job Gone Wrong in Mexico, Am I Too Old To Learn To Fly?
#60 - Flight Crew Got Drunk, Rigging Job Gone Wrong in Mexico, Am I Too Old To Learn To Fly? Sep 9, 2026 2170 #60 - Flight Crew Got Drunk, Rigging Job Gone Wrong in Mexico, Am I Too Old To Learn To Fly?Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how a listener was finishing up their IOE when the crew went out on their overnight, they next day during the flight the flight attendant called up to the cockpit and asked how did they all get home last night?! They hear ho
#59 - Drunkenly Missed My Flight, Aborted Takeoff On First Solo, Almost Pulled Caps
#59 - Drunkenly Missed My Flight, Aborted Takeoff On First Solo, Almost Pulled Caps Sep 2, 2026 3333 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how a listener managed to evade missing his flight after over sleeping following a drunken night, the listen to a story about a students first solo when they aborted takeoff because the engine wasn’t making full power, finally they hear a story about to G’s in the cockpit, one being the student and the other being
#58 - Critical Comms Error on Final, Intentional Hypoxia, Accidental First XC Solo
#58 - Critical Comms Error on Final, Intentional Hypoxia, Accidental First XC Solo Aug 26, 2026 3163 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what was suppose to be a relaxing flying date in Mojo turned into a full IFR flight, they hear how a brand new instructor learned that communication is key and the words you use matter, they listen to what may be the best chess move ever, when a group of passengers were intoxicated and disruptive on a private jet w
#57 - 70 Million Dollar Damage, Southwest-Hats Fly Free, Vegas Gambling Tips
#57 - 70 Million Dollar Damage, Southwest-Hats Fly Free, Vegas Gambling Tips Aug 19, 2026 2977 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what a typical day looks like as an airline pilot, they hear a harrowing story on how a listener crushed a brand new 70 million dollar jet with a tug, and finally they learned that is you are flying on southwest a hat may be more important than a paying passenger. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head
#56 - Kevin Is An Airline Pilot!, Airspeed Unreliable Over Bimini, Too Many Edibles
#56 - Kevin Is An Airline Pilot!, Airspeed Unreliable Over Bimini, Too Many Edibles Aug 12, 2026 3796 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how over the last 3 months Kevin was in Airline training and has finally finished and received his ATP rating, they listen to a story on how a pilot was in the Bahamas and was scooting down the runway when his airspeed became unreliable, he had enough situational awareness to abort the take off and inspect the plan
#55 - Smoky Arrival Into Oshkosh, ATC Always Wins, Mistaken For A Drug Lord
#55 - Smoky Arrival Into Oshkosh, ATC Always Wins, Mistaken For A Drug Lord Aug 5, 2026 3924 #55 - Smoky Arrival Into Oshkosh, ATC Always Wins, Mistaken For A Drug LordMindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about the chaotic arrival into Oshkosh, and Mindy meeting all of you, the hear a funny story of what seemed to be an overconfident First Officer trying to tell DFW ATC how to do their job, they learned that apparently local sheriffs departments ha
#54 - We're Hiring, Plane Seat Stealing, Tipsy Pilot
#54 - We're Hiring, Plane Seat Stealing, Tipsy Pilot Jul 29, 2026 3446 #54 - Were Hiring, Plane Seat Stealing, Tipsy PilotMindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how they are in search for a new instructor 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!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjo
#53 - Vegas to Georgia in Small Plane, Student Doesn’t Know What A Cloud Is, Motion Sick over Mississippi
#53 - Vegas to Georgia in Small Plane, Student Doesn’t Know What A Cloud Is, Motion Sick over Mississippi Jul 22, 2026 3635 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about there trip from Vegas to Georgia in their 1957 C182, they here how an instructor was dealing with a student who just couldn’t grasp what a cloud is and would routinely fly VFR into them, lastly they hear how a T-37 instructor pilot was tasks with a student who had a problem of puking during flight, well on the stud
#52 - Mindy Bought A Flight School, I Gave My Examiner a ZYN, Red Flags At A Flight School
#52 - Mindy Bought A Flight School, I Gave My Examiner a ZYN, Red Flags At A Flight School Jul 15, 2026 4169 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how Mindy bought North Georgia Aviation Flight School, and how Mindy and Kevin are Georgia residents again, they heard how a student on their IFR check ride gave his examiner a ZYN during preflight, but the examiner thought it was gum and proceeded to puke throughout the whole check ride! Finally they heard how a s
#51 - Who Needs A Barf Bag, But Did You Die, 54 Yr Old Mom Learning To Fly
#51 - Who Needs A Barf Bag, But Did You Die, 54 Yr Old Mom Learning To Fly Jul 8, 2026 3380 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a flight was canceled from Vegas back to California, so they hopped in a rental car and made the drive…. unfortunately the listeners wife gets car sick and barfed many times along the route. They hear a how sometimes you may get paired with a bad instructor, this instructor knowingly took off overweight with four pe
#50 - Flew Into A Presidential TFR, The Airport Bar Almost Got Us, How To Be a Part 61 CFI
#50 - Flew Into A Presidential TFR, The Airport Bar Almost Got Us, How To Be a Part 61 CFI Jul 1, 2026 3259 Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a new student was testing out a flight school, they were getting many red flags from the instructor being late to no other planes flying…well there was a reason and they found out the hard way by flying directly into a presidential TFR, then they heard the most relatable story from a group of guys who nearly missed t

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