Podcast

Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

Author: Mindy and Kevin Lindheim
Feed episode count: 62
Official site: https://www.captainjohndoe.com
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Summary

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

Sep 19, 2026 · not_requested

#61 - 300 FT Auto Rotation, Life On The Line, Should You Stop By NGAV

Duration seconds: 3400
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3166864

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Sep 9, 2026 · not_requested

#60 - Flight Crew Got Drunk, Rigging Job Gone Wrong in Mexico, Am I Too Old To Learn To Fly?

Duration seconds: 2170
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3135534

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Sep 2, 2026 · not_requested

#59 - Drunkenly Missed My Flight, Aborted Takeoff On First Solo, Almost Pulled Caps

Duration seconds: 3333
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3105272

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Aug 26, 2026 · not_requested

#58 - Critical Comms Error on Final, Intentional Hypoxia, Accidental First XC Solo

Duration seconds: 3163
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3090339

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Aug 19, 2026 · not_requested

#57 - 70 Million Dollar Damage, Southwest-Hats Fly Free, Vegas Gambling Tips

Duration seconds: 2977
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3076014

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Aug 12, 2026 · not_requested

#56 - Kevin Is An Airline Pilot!, Airspeed Unreliable Over Bimini, Too Many Edibles

Duration seconds: 3796
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3061361

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Aug 5, 2026 · not_requested

#55 - Smoky Arrival Into Oshkosh, ATC Always Wins, Mistaken For A Drug Lord

Duration seconds: 3924
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3040159

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Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested

#54 - We're Hiring, Plane Seat Stealing, Tipsy Pilot

Duration seconds: 3446
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/3029043

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

#53 - Vegas to Georgia in Small Plane, Student Doesn’t Know What A Cloud Is, Motion Sick over Mississippi

Duration seconds: 3635
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2983085

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

#52 - Mindy Bought A Flight School, I Gave My Examiner a ZYN, Red Flags At A Flight School

Duration seconds: 4169
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2982174

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

#51 - Who Needs A Barf Bag, But Did You Die, 54 Yr Old Mom Learning To Fly

Duration seconds: 3380
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2932252

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

#50 - Flew Into A Presidential TFR, The Airport Bar Almost Got Us, How To Be a Part 61 CFI

Duration seconds: 3259
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2930967

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

#49 - Gulfstream Forgot to Shutdown Engine When Parking, Throttle Stuck Open Emergency Landing

Duration seconds: 3720
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2926676

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3277
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2921073

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3063
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2898847

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2855
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2825700

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3273
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2813930

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2659
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2794754

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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3645
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2794746

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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2925
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2791184

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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3424
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2773491

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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3555
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2751626

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Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3269
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2717017

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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

#38 - Sonic Boom Scares, 1600 Foot Runway On Checkride, How To Get Into Aircraft Sales

Duration seconds: 3616
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2695671

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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

#37 - Near Catastrophe For a Student Pilot, Cirrus Pilot Tried to Land on Top of Me

Duration seconds: 3075
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2672785

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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

#36 - Near Miss With A Banner Tow, No One Was Flying, Crappy Flight School Planes

Duration seconds: 3282
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2670213

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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

#35 - Cirrus Avoids Nicaragua, Funny Pilot Prank, How To Approach Pilot Influencers

Duration seconds: 3734
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2631216

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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

#34 - Tribal Police Confiscate Plane, Concorde Jumpseat, Student Work Life Balance

Duration seconds: 2059
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2621070

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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

#33 - Snorting Off Tray Table, Electrical Failure on Solo, Area51 FOIA

Duration seconds: 2796
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2595967

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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

#32 - Lied On My Medical, Declared No.2 Emergency, How to Tell Sales Guy To Go Away

Duration seconds: 3891
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2567359

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Feb 18, 2026 · not_requested

#31 - Crashing With The Mob, A Red Wing Mess, Checkride In Icing Conditions

Duration seconds: 3980
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2556983

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Feb 11, 2026 · not_requested

#30 - Illegally at Navy Base, She Doesn't Want Your Number, Struck By Lightning

Duration seconds: 2761
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2541204

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Feb 4, 2026 · not_requested

#29 - Dinosaur On Taxiway, Pee West, Advice to Connect With Pilots

Duration seconds: 3506
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2516123

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Jan 28, 2026 · not_requested

#28 - Horror Travel Stories! Don't Eat the Fried Minnows; Dengue Fever Put Her in the ER

Duration seconds: 3609
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2499143

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Jan 21, 2026 · not_requested

#27 - A Unicorn On Board, Drunk And Unconscious, Anxious Pilot Advice

Duration seconds: 3343
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2463447

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Jan 14, 2026 · not_requested

#26 - Pee Piddle Packs, Clapped Out Cessnas, Should He Keep His Wings?

Duration seconds: 3613
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2457346

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Jan 7, 2026 · not_requested

#25 - Impersonating Flight Attendant For Free Flights, Funny FBO Moments, What's The Sunset Remind You Of

Duration seconds: 3090
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2429490

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Dec 31, 2025 · not_requested

#24 - Happy New Year, First Solo Story, NASA Commander Looking Down

Duration seconds: 2929
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2411029

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Dec 24, 2025 · not_requested

#23 - Family Jewels Stuck Upside Down, Not Supporting Husband to be Pilot, Near Death in a C17

Duration seconds: 3454
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2409511

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Dec 17, 2025 · not_requested

#22 - Accidental Engine Out, We Hit A Deer On Landing, APU Fire For Coffee

Duration seconds: 2314
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2380346

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Dec 10, 2025 · not_requested

#21 - Airplane Yips, Captain Busted Speeding, Friend Wanted To Use Jet For Free

Duration seconds: 2581
Source: https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2370009

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