Michael Young

Mike is a 20-year veteran who served proudly in United States Air Force as an A-10 Warthog pilot. Since retiring, he has traversed across several piloting fields to include Light Attack/ISR, flight test, flight instruction, and aerial firefighting. Mike is a current CFII/MEI and actively flies as a fire-bombing pilot and Contract Close Air Support mission pilot for Department of Defense customers. He has logged time in 20+ aircraft including Cessna 150/152/172, PA-28, BE-58, PA-600, T-37B, T-38A, AT-38, A/OA-10A/C, SR-22, 8KCAB, AT-504, AT-802, AT-802 Fire Boss, Thrush S2R-660, IAR-823, L-90, and BAC-167 and currently flies the AT-802 Fire Boss and A-27 Tucano.