Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

Mindy and Kevin Lindheim
  • 4.9 (67)
  • AVIATION

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.

  1. 6D AGO

    #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.

    58 min

  2. DEC 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.

    39 min

  3. DEC 10

    #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.

    43 min

  4. DEC 3

    #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 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.

    51 min

  5. NOV 26

    #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.

    44 min

  6. NOV 19

    #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.

    48 min

  7. NOV 12

    #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.

    40 min

  8. NOV 5

    #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.

    28 min
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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.

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