# Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

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Official site: https://www.captainjohndoe.com
Author: Mindy and Kevin Lindheim
Episodes: 48

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [#47 - Motion Sick Passenger Hits FA In Face, I Vomited During My Checkride, When To Actually Pull The Chute?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/47-motion-sick-passenger-hits-fa-in-face-i-vomited-during-my-checkride-when-to-actually-pull-the-chute) — 2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [#46 - Jet Flight Plans, Solo next to a C17, 7 G's in a Skyhawk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/46-jet-flight-plans-solo-next-to-a-c17-7-g-s-in-a-skyhawk) — 2026-06-03T09:00:00+00:00
- [#45 Bet On Yourself and Your Career, Dual Engine Failure, Flight Testing Gone South in Business Jet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/45-bet-on-yourself-and-your-career-dual-engine-failure-flight-testing-gone-south-in-business-jet) — 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00
- [#44- Married Co-Pilots, Aircraft Values, Solo Student Is Not Maverick, Pilot To ATC Career](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/44-married-co-pilots-aircraft-values-solo-student-is-not-maverick-pilot-to-atc-career) — 2026-05-20T09:00:00+00:00
- [#43 - Our Plane Wouldn’t Start, Gas Station Lunch Break, Water In The Fuel Tank, Career Change Question](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/43-our-plane-wouldn-t-start-gas-station-lunch-break-water-in-the-fuel-tank-career-change-question) — 2026-05-13T09:00:00+00:00
- [#42 - Farewell Spirit Airlines, Gate Agent Fights Off Family Of 8, Busted My IFR Checkride](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/42-farewell-spirit-airlines-gate-agent-fights-off-family-of-8-busted-my-ifr-checkride) — 2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00
- [#41 - Left Seat In The Brand New Vision Jet, Turbulence Down Under, 'The Rock' Drank 6 Coronas And No Bathroom.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/41-left-seat-in-the-brand-new-vision-jet-turbulence-down-under-the-rock-drank-6-coronas-and-no-bathroom) — 2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00
- [#40 - Buying Your First Jet, Pilot Declines Landing Clearance, Passengers Saw Me Poop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/40-buying-your-first-jet-pilot-declines-landing-clearance-passengers-saw-me-poop) — 2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00
- [#39 - Door Opens On First Solo, Frontier Pilot Makes Bomb Threat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/39-door-opens-on-first-solo-frontier-pilot-makes-bomb-threat) — 2026-04-15T09:00:00+00:00
- [#38 - Sonic Boom Scares, 1600 Foot Runway On Checkride, How To Get Into Aircraft Sales](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/38-sonic-boom-scares-1600-foot-runway-on-checkride-how-to-get-into-aircraft-sales) — 2026-04-08T09:00:00+00:00
- [#37 - Near Catastrophe For a Student Pilot, Cirrus Pilot Tried to Land on Top of Me](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/37-near-catastrophe-for-a-student-pilot-cirrus-pilot-tried-to-land-on-top-of-me) — 2026-04-01T09:00:00+00:00
- [#36 - Near Miss With A Banner Tow, No One Was Flying, Crappy Flight School Planes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/36-near-miss-with-a-banner-tow-no-one-was-flying-crappy-flight-school-planes) — 2026-03-28T21:24:53+00:00
- [#35 - Cirrus Avoids Nicaragua, Funny Pilot Prank, How To Approach Pilot Influencers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/35-cirrus-avoids-nicaragua-funny-pilot-prank-how-to-approach-pilot-influencers) — 2026-03-18T09:00:00+00:00
- [#34 - Tribal Police Confiscate Plane, Concorde Jumpseat, Student Work Life Balance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/34-tribal-police-confiscate-plane-concorde-jumpseat-student-work-life-balance) — 2026-03-11T19:49:35+00:00
- [#33 - Snorting Off Tray Table, Electrical Failure on Solo, Area51 FOIA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/33-snorting-off-tray-table-electrical-failure-on-solo-area51-foia) — 2026-03-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [#32 - Lied On My Medical, Declared No.2 Emergency, How to Tell Sales Guy To Go Away](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/32-lied-on-my-medical-declared-no-2-emergency-how-to-tell-sales-guy-to-go-away) — 2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [#31 - Crashing With The Mob, A Red Wing Mess, Checkride In Icing Conditions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/31-crashing-with-the-mob-a-red-wing-mess-checkride-in-icing-conditions) — 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [#30 - Illegally at Navy Base, She Doesn't Want Your Number, Struck By Lightning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/30-illegally-at-navy-base-she-doesn-t-want-your-number-struck-by-lightning) — 2026-02-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [#29 - Dinosaur On Taxiway, Pee West, Advice to Connect With Pilots](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/29-dinosaur-on-taxiway-pee-west-advice-to-connect-with-pilots) — 2026-02-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [#28 - Horror Travel Stories! Don't Eat the Fried Minnows; Dengue Fever Put Her in the ER](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/28-horror-travel-stories-don-t-eat-the-fried-minnows-dengue-fever-put-her-in-the-er) — 2026-01-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [#27 - A Unicorn On Board, Drunk And Unconscious, Anxious Pilot Advice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/27-a-unicorn-on-board-drunk-and-unconscious-anxious-pilot-advice) — 2026-01-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [#26 - Pee Piddle Packs, Clapped Out Cessnas, Should He Keep His Wings?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/26-pee-piddle-packs-clapped-out-cessnas-should-he-keep-his-wings) — 2026-01-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [#25 - Impersonating Flight Attendant For Free Flights, Funny FBO Moments, What's The Sunset Remind You Of](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/25-impersonating-flight-attendant-for-free-flights-funny-fbo-moments-what-s-the-sunset-remind-you-of) — 2026-01-07T10:00:00+00:00
- [#24 - Happy New Year, First Solo Story, NASA Commander Looking Down](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/24-happy-new-year-first-solo-story-nasa-commander-looking-down) — 2025-12-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [#23 - Family Jewels Stuck Upside Down, Not Supporting Husband to be Pilot, Near Death in a C17](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/23-family-jewels-stuck-upside-down-not-supporting-husband-to-be-pilot-near-death-in-a-c17) — 2025-12-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [#22 - Accidental Engine Out, We Hit A Deer On Landing, APU Fire For Coffee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/22-accidental-engine-out-we-hit-a-deer-on-landing-apu-fire-for-coffee) — 2025-12-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [#21 - Airplane Yips, Captain Busted Speeding, Friend Wanted To Use Jet For Free](https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/21-airplane-yips-captain-busted-speeding-friend-wanted-to-use-jet-for-free) — 2025-12-10T10:00:15+00:00

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