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Webster finalists ready to compete
The finalists for this year's Webster Memorial Trophy have been announced.


July 5, 2011  By Carey Fredericks

July 5, 2011, St. Frederic, Que. – The finalists for this year's Webster Memorial Trophy have been announced.

Competing at Grondair in St Frédéric, Que. this coming August for the title of Top Amateur Pilot in Canada:

British Columbia: Peter McConnell  Pacific Flying Club
Alberta: Kevin Aalders  Centennial Flight Centre
Saskatchewan: Lindsay Bowers  Regina Flying Club
Manitoba: Cody Neil  Harv’s Air
Western Ontario: Matthew Duplan  Waterloo-Wellington Flying Club
Central Ontario: Oliver Darroch  Spectrum Airways
Eastern Ontario: Joshua Shea  Ottawa Flying Club
Quebec: Mathieu Beaumier  Cargair
Atlantic:  Justin Mailman  Moncton Flight Centre

The 2011 Webster Memorial Trophy regional phase saw 105 applications received and processed – an achievement that must be shared with all the participating flight training units who encouraged their customers to enter.

Next year is the 80th anniversary of the existence of the Webster Trophy which resides permanently at the Canada Aviation & Space Museum in Ottawa.  Rockcliffe Flying Club has been chosen as the host school for the event and preparations for a major celebration are already in place.

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