Randy Branch - Delta Airline, 757 Captain
Alumnus Randy Branch, whose aviation career started with Shenandoah Valley Soaring at Eagle's Nest airport in Waynesboro (W13) when he was a young teenager, was promoted to captain at Delta Airline in April 2021. At 36 years old, Randy is the second youngest 757 captain at Delta!
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Randy was introduced to gliders and airline cockpits early in life - in this picture, at 18 months of age, he enjoys an early tour of his future workplace! In the photo at the top of the page, he is shown with his sister at the airport with a remote control glider. Its never too young to start!
Randy learned to soar at SVS under the careful instruction of Walter Grooms, starting at age 14, soloing at 15 and receiving his private license at age 16.
Randy and his father Bud Branch got their private glider licenses at the same time at Eagle's Nest. 
This picture was taken on that big day for the Branch family: Randy in the glider, with his dad Bud, and their designated examiner John Molumphy who performed both checkrides. After high school, Randy attended and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. |