#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
About 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.
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