Meet U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ('Warthog') Demo pilot, Maj. Lindsay 'MAD' Johnson! ✈️🛩🇺🇸★🔥

In LiveAirShowTV's ongoing series "Pilot Logbook" we interview the world's most accomplished civilian and military pilots. Here we meet the Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Pilot Maj. Lindsay "MAD" Johnson from Satellite Beach, Florida! ✈️🛩🇺🇸★🔥

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
How she got into flying: 0:00
Joining Air Force 0:25
Meeting F-22 Demo Pilot RaZZ 0:44
Air Force training and A-10 selection 1:10
On the A-10 1:37
Favorite warbird in Heritage Flights 2:00
Best part about being demo pilot 2:15

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ABOUT THE PILOT [Source: U.S. Air Force]:
MAJOR LINDSAY M. “MAD” JOHNSON
Major Lindsay Johnson is the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team Pilot and Commander, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. She is responsible for showcasing the A-10 Thunderbolt II at over 20 airshows annually around the country, as well as internationally. She is also responsible for leadership of a 10-person team that includes maintenance and public affairs Airmen. She and the team highlight the capabilities of the A-10, as well as pay tribute to Air Force history by flying formation flights with the Heritage Flight Foundation.

Maj Johnson commissioned through the United States Air Force Academy in 2014 where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences – Human Factors. She has since earned a master’s degree in aviation safety from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Maj Johnson has served in Texas, Korea and Arizona. As a veteran instructor pilot, she has amassed over 1,380 flight hours, including 431 combat flight hours in support of both Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the Resolute Support Mission. Prior to her current position, Maj Johnson was an Instructor Pilot and Flight Commander, 357th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight hours: More than 1,380 including 431 in combat
Aircraft flown: T-38C, A-10C

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster

ABOUT THE A-10 DEMO TEAM
The A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo Team is based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

ABOUT THE AIRCRAFT - FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC (NORTHROP GRUMMAN) A-10 THUNDERBOLT II 🛩🇺🇸★
Primary Function: A-10 — close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control
Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co. (FRC acquired in 1987, now part of Northrop Grumman ISER)
Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-1 00 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine
Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)
Weight: 29,000 pounds (13,154 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 11,000 pounds (7,257 kilograms)
Payload: 16,000 pounds (7,257 kilograms)
Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet (13,636 meters)

Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 500 pound (225 kilograms) Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

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