Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories
Captain John Doe is the anonymous inbox of the skies. Every week, we share 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
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 student kept flipping the dominos ov...
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 people in a C182 and barely cl...
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 their flight that was taking ...
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a line staff member at an FBO witnessed a Gulfstream who forgot to shutdown their engine when parking, and they learn how a freshly minted pilot put his training to the test when his throttle was stuck in the full open position and he had to declare an emergency to dead stick the plane back to the airport.
#48 - We Hitchhiked In Albuquerque, Warthog A10 Near Miss, Bird Strike On Christmas
Mindy & 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, and finally they learned about a sc...
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 continued on to pass, and an a...
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, how a 110lb instructor was overpow...
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 shut down the only operational engine...
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 transitioning from a pilot to an Air Traffic C...
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 country to his new home and had a...
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 on their IFR check ride got distra...
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 on whether to fly.
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 bathroom on board a...
#38 - Solo gone wrong, Bomb Threat
Mindy & 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.
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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 the juicy details!
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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!
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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 & send us all the juicy det...
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!
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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.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the ju...
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.
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