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#43 - Our Plane Wouldn’t Start, Gas Station Lunch Break, Water In The Fuel Tank, Career Change Question
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- May 13, 2026
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- 3645
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Summary
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they talk about how their personal airplane wouldn’t start and received help from a few awesome locals at Santa Monica, how a student and they CFI had to divert due to weather at an airport in the middle of nowhere and decided to hitch a ride to the local corner store for some lunch, how a new pilot flew his plane across the country to his new home and had an engine failure due to water being in the tanks, and how a listener asked for advice on how to successfully navigate a career change into aviation. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details! Contact us at [email protected] Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe , the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.