Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories

#68 - MayDay Call in DC, Listening To Baseball on 1st Solo, Converting Electricity Into Simulated AvGas Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener was on their commercial solo cross country flight when the oil pressure dropped to nearly zero in the busy DC airspace, they hear how on a first solo flight the listener tuned their ADF radio in to liste...

#67 - Bathroom Emergency On Checkride, Don't Cry Over Spilt Water, What's In Our Pilot Bags? Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener was on their commercial checkride and was suddenly hit with feverish chills and a strong desire to go to the bathroom...Tune in to hear if they continued or tapped out early?! They also heard how a simple cafe lunc...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they are LIVE at NBAA!! Hear the latest of what is happening in Business Aviation, listen to how an instrument student got taught wrong about chop & dropping on IFR approaches, and an advice section about a career change to becoming pilot. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener was at a aviation summer camp when the “cool” flight instructor decided to not divert and fly a bunch of 12 year olds in the clouds, they hear how a freshly minted private pilot did all his research on the presidential TFR but confirmation bias struck when he squared VFR and got a phone number to call, fin...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener was woken up by a sound no aviator want to hear, the song of a C172 impacting trees, they hear a heartfelt story of a listener who was denied his medical certificate because of color blindness and put a stop to his dream of being a commercial pilot, finally a listener wrote in on ways to deal with imposter...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a listener bought a new to hime aircraft, it was quite tight in the cockpit so he figured a way to man-spread the controls, which ultimately led to a brief loss of control, they hear how a listener wore many hats, a line guy, CFI, and Airline pilot and each job brought fun stories to tag along, finally they hear how...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a flight attendant put laxative in the pilots coffee, but on the next trip the captain got his revenge when he set up a world class security check while planting many nefarious objects in her suitcase, they hear how a private pilot had planned to propose to his girlfriend but on their way to the destination he inadve...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they listen to a check ride story that had bad weather, unfamiliar airports and a different model helicopter, they get a list of all the cool and interesting people this listener meet from being a line tech in Charleston, finally a listener asked if stopping by the flight school on a cross country would be worth while. Want to sub...

#60 - Flight Crew Got Drunk, Rigging Job Gone Wrong in Mexico, Am I Too Old To Learn To Fly? Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how a listener was finishing up their IOE when the crew went out on their overnight, they next day during the flight the flight attendant called up to the cockpit and asked how did they all get home last night?! They hear h...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how a listener managed to evade missing his flight after over sleeping following a drunken night, the listen to a story about a students first solo when they aborted takeoff because the engine wasn’t making full power, finally they hear a story about to G’s in the cockpit, one being the student and the other being...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what was suppose to be a relaxing flying date in Mojo turned into a full IFR flight, they hear how a brand new instructor learned that communication is key and the words you use matter, they listen to what may be the best chess move ever, when a group of passengers were intoxicated and disruptive on a private jet w...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what a typical day looks like as an airline pilot, they hear a harrowing story on how a listener crushed a brand new 70 million dollar jet with a tug, and finally they learned that is you are flying on southwest a hat may be more important than a paying passenger. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how over the last 3 months Kevin was in Airline training and has finally finished and received his ATP rating, they listen to a story on how a pilot was in the Bahamas and was scooting down the runway when his airspeed became unreliable, he had enough situational awareness to abort the take off and inspect the plan...

#55 - Smoky Arrival Into Oshkosh, ATC Always Wins, Mistaken For A Drug Lord Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about the chaotic arrival into Oshkosh, and Mindy meeting all of you, the hear a funny story of what seemed to be an overconfident First Officer trying to tell DFW ATC how to do their job, they learned that apparently local sheriffs departments h...

#54 - Were Hiring, Plane Seat Stealing, Tipsy Pilot Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how they are in search for a new instructor Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details! Contact us at CaptainJohnDoePodcast@Gmail.com Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capta...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about there trip from Vegas to Georgia in their 1957 C182, they here how an instructor was dealing with a student who just couldn’t grasp what a cloud is and would routinely fly VFR into them, lastly they hear how a T-37 instructor pilot was tasks with a student who had a problem of puking during flight, well on the stud...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how Mindy bought North Georgia Aviation Flight School, and how Mindy and Kevin are Georgia residents again, they heard how a student on their IFR check ride gave his examiner a ZYN during preflight, but the examiner thought it was gum and proceeded to puke throughout the whole check ride! Finally they heard how a s...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a flight was canceled from Vegas back to California, so they hopped in a rental car and made the drive…. unfortunately the listeners wife gets car sick and barfed many times along the route. They hear a how sometimes you may get paired with a bad instructor, this instructor knowingly took off overweight with four peo...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a new student was testing out a flight school, they were getting many red flags from the instructor being late to no other planes flying…well there was a reason and they found out the hard way by flying directly into a presidential TFR, then they heard the most relatable story from a group of guys who nearly missed t...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a line staff member at an FBO witnessed a Gulfstream who forgot to shutdown their engine when parking, and they learn how a freshly minted pilot put his training to the test when his throttle was stuck in the full open position and he had to declare an emergency to dead stick the plane back to the airport. Want to su...

#48 - We Hitchhiked In Albuquerque, Warthog A10 Near Miss, Bird Strike On Christmas Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how they had their own Captain John Doe experience on an overnight stop in Belen, NM, then they hear how a listener and his student got a private airshow in the practice area from two A10 warthogs nearing colliding with them midair,...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about the difference between flying your own plane versus someone else’s and how that can impact your flight. Then, listeners submitted stories such as a flight attendant who got struck in the face and left bleeding from an angry motion sick passenger, a student who woke up throwing up on their check ride day but still c...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how flight planning in a small piston is significantly different than in a jet, they talked about how camping at Oshkosh comes with a big cost, they heard how a solo student went to a towered airport to practice landings and the unexpected happened when they were sharing the traffic pattern with a C-17 and a C-130,...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about how early on in your career everyone wants to know what path you are planning to take, and when that path is different from the Airlines people will start doubting you. Remember to always bet on your self! They also hear how a multi engine instructor was doing a training lesson when their student unintentionally sh...

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they talk about what its like being a married pilot couple, how much do airplanes actually cost and what separates similar type airplanes in how much they cost, they heard how a student pilot on a solo learned they are not maverick and are in need of some crosswind landing practice, and how a listener from Australia is transitioni...