Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories
Mindy and Kevin Lindheim
Mindy and Kevin Lindheim
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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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.
Dec 10
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.
Dec 3
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.
Nov 26
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.
Nov 19
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.
Nov 12
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.
Nov 5
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.
Oct 29
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.
