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2019 Webster Trophy Competition Finalists Selected

The regional phase of the 2019 Webster Memorial Trophy Competition closed on June 15th with eight regions from across Canada fielding competitors. The Webster Team is pleased to announce the 2019 regional winners:

Region Regional Winner Flight Training Unit

British Columbia: Wesley Li Montair Aviation

Alberta: Jason Buma Cooking LakeAviation

Saskatchewan: No applicant

Manitoba: Keith Bergen Harv’s Air

Western Ontario: Tyler Walker Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre

Central Ontario: Christina von Bulow Brampton Flight Centre

Eastern Ontario: Fraser Fulton Seneca College

Quebec: Dmitri Komarov A.L.M. Par Avion

Atlantic: Brady Parcels Moncton Flight College

Courtesy of our sponsor AIR CANADA and the support of so many other aviation organizations, the regional winners listed above will gather in Moncton in late August to compete for the title of CANADA's TOP AMATEUR PILOT.

Congratulations to our regional finalists and to their flight training units!

Good luck to all at the National Finals!

Webster regions are based generally on provincial boundaries, influenced as well the amount of flying activity in each. As a result, Ontario is broken up into three regions and the Atlantic Provinces are grouped together as one. Regional winners are determined by a blended score that considers the results of an in-flight assessment of pilot skills and an on-line exam testing air traffic and aerodrome operating procedures. As in past years, the quality of entries provided a strong indicator of the standard of training offered by Canadian Flight Training Units. While only one winner is identified in each region, the other applicants can take pride in their performance and in becoming part of the Webster Trophy family. The Webster team thanks all applicants and wishes them blue skies and tail winds for all of their future endeavours.

The 2019 Webster Trophy Competition saw many strong applications from future professionals and leaders of Canada’s aviation community. While it was disappointing that the 2019 competition saw no candidates from the Saskatchewan Region, applicants from the other 8 Webster regions made for keen competition for the positions of Regional Winners.

Since 1932, many Webster finalists have become strong contributors to Canada’s aviation industry. Webster participants have the opportunity to make excellent contacts within Canada’s aviation community, often turning those contacts into additional mentoring, guidance and employment. Some Webster participants have gone on to be employed by airlines, some are fly in the business aviation, others have become very successful flight instructors while many have become involved in aerial work, air taxi and commuter operations, while some are involved in other segments of Canadian aviation. The Webster Team is very proud of the part that the Webster programme has played in the development this impressive group of Canadian aviation professionals.

We sincerely thank all of the many members of our Webster group: our sponsors, supporters, and alumni for their unending interest, enthusiasm, help and encouragement. Without such a team working together, there is no way we could have kept this Canadian aviation tradition alive since 1932!

So … THANK YOU ALL and we look forward to seeing as many of you who are able to attend at the 2019 Webster Trophy Awards Banquet in Moncton on Saturday 24 August.

You can find more information about the Webster Trophy Competition at www.webstertrophy.ca -- or you can follow us on Facebook – we’re The Webster Memorial Trophy.

Sincerely,

Your Webster Team

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