Randy Vaeth:  

After HS I took engineering classes at Catonsville CC. In the summers, I worked at a place that manufactured circuit boards. After 2 years of that, I got a job at General Electric Co. in Columbia. It was really good money at the time and I still lived w/ my mom on Rockdale Ct. It was about that time I started to learn to fly. Yes, I've been a licensed pilot since 1980. My job at GE lasted only about 2.5 years, Jimmy Carter's recession finally did in my job there. I had a passion for flying and aviation in general. I still do to this day. I wanted to stay in the field so I applied to an Aviation Maintenance school in Frederick. Originally, I was put on a waiting list, so I took a job making automated bottle filling machinery in Baltimore. I just love making stuff! I was there only about 3-4 months before I got a call from the school in Frederick saying they had an opening for the upcoming semester. So I took it. I packed my bags and moved to Frederick MD in 1982. It was a 2 year program and went by pretty quick. I graduated 2nd in my class. So now I ...Expand for more