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

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

Author: Mindy and Kevin Lindheim March 4, 2026 Duration: 46:36

Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about how flight attendant caught a housewife passenger snorting white stuff off of a tray table in flight, how a student pilot on a solo experienced an electrical failure, and an update on Area 51 drone rules.

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#8 - Someone Stole My Plane, My Zen CFI, Accidentally Soloed a Plane [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:11
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a very confused aircraft owner who's aircraft is continuously stolen, a student pilot who struggled to recover from a spin, and another stu…
#7 - Special Guest Submission CHRIS PALMER from Angle of Attack! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:02
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they have a special guest submission from Chris Palmer of Angle of Attack! Listen to the entire episode to find out which episode was secretly submitted by…
#6 - A Seasoned Mechanic, Poo in a Tray, Controller Pranks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:43
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about a Captain who thought his mechanic was toast, a crappy situation in a CJ3, and how air traffic controllers pranked each other back in the 6…
#5 - Not that anonymous [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:33
Mindy & Kevin share their own aviation stories in this episode! Including a near miss on departure, someone peeing in the cockpit, and a few U-2 Dragonlady encounters.
#1 - APU Fire, Stuck in a Spin, Shutting Up a Doctor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:33
Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode, they hear about an APU fire leading to a possible flight violation, an aircraft stuck in a spin, and if it was the right move to shut up a doctor on a comm…
Introducing Captain John Doe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:44
Welcome to the mysterious journal of Captain John Doe. Where real aviation stories are told...anonymously! Whether you were at the yoke, in the jumpseat, or buckled into 21B—if it happened in or around an airplane and ma…