Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

di Mindy and Kevin Lindheim

#48 - We Hitchhiked Albuquerque, Warthog A10 Near Miss, Bird Strike On Christmas

#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 scary story which turned out to be a fun experience for their passengers when they ran into a flock of geese while doing a Christmas light flight. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E48

17 giu 2026

54:37

#47 - Motion Sick Passenger Hits FA In Face, I Vomited During My Checkride, When To Actually Pull The Chute?

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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 advice section on when to actually pull your aircraft’s parachute. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E47

10 giu 2026

51:03

#46 - Jet Flight Plans, Solo next to a C17, 7 G's in a Skyhawk

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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 overpowered by her 250lb student and he locked up the controls during a stall recovery and they over G’D the plane to 7G’s, they gave advice to a student who is wondering if they should move to Florida to continue their pilot training in hopes to land a CFI job. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E46

3 giu 2026

47:35

#45 Bet On Yourself and Your Career, Dual Engine Failure, Flight Testing Gone South in Business Jet

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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, and they get an inside scope of the chaos that comes with being a flight test engineer. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E45

27 mag 2026

54:33

#44- Married Co-Pilots, Aircraft Values, Solo Student Is Not Maverick, Pilot To ATC Career

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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 Controller and ask’s for advice on how that skill set will help them in training. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E44

20 mag 2026

44:19

#43 - Our Plane Wouldn’t Start, Gas Station Lunch Break, Water In The Fuel Tank, Career Change Question

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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 an engine failure due to water being in the tanks, and how a listener asked for advice on how to successfully navigate a career change into aviation. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E43

13 mag 2026

1:00:45

#42 - Farewell Spirit Airlines, Gate Agent Fights Off Family Of 8, Busted My IFR Checkride

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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 distracted by a fake alternator failure by the examiner and forgot to switch the nav source to localized mode and failed their checkride. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E42

6 mag 2026

48:45

#41 - Left Seat In The Brand New Vision Jet, Turbulence Down Under, 'The Rock' Drank 6 Coronas And No Bathroom.

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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. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E41

29 apr 2026

57:04

#40 - Buying Your First Jet, Pilot Declines Landing Clearance, Passengers Saw Me Poop

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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 and all of his coworkers received a front row seat to the show. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E40

22 apr 2026

59:15

#39 - Door Opens On First Solo, Frontier Pilot Makes Bomb Threat

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#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. 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 Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe, the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.

E39

15 apr 2026

54:29

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