Webster Memorial Trophy Winner for 2007
The winner this year of the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition for 2007 and presented during the awards banquet at the Canada Aviation Museum on the evening of Saturday, August 25th is Andrew Midcalf (see 2007 Finalists for picture).
Andrew flies out of Brampton Flight College (BFC), Brampton, Ontario and this is the second year in a row that BFC has produced a Webster winner. The National Finals have been hosted at BFC in the past where we felt totally at home. Congratulations to both Andrew and BFC for their accomplishment.
Andrew has already already enjoyed one of the prizes awarded him as he took a flight with Michael Potter of Vintage Wings the next day at the Classic Air Rallye being held at the museum. Andrew actually had the opportunity to fly the aircraft over the city of Ottawa.
Andrew also received the Webster Trophy Medallion, two tickets from our sponsor Air Canada anywhere the airline flies, a framed print of John C. Webster’s Curtiss Rambler signed by the artist Robert Bradford, a top of the line set of noise cancelling headphones presented by Sennheiser (Canada) and brand new this year, a cheque for $500 to help him with his flying costs presented by the Air Canada Pilots Association. Finally, Andrew will have a flight with the Canadian Armed Forces elite aerobatic team, the Snowbirds.
Webster Memorial Trophy Runner-Up for 2007
The runner-up this year of the Webster Memorial Trophy Competition for 2007 also awarded at the banquet Saturday evening is Andrew Kent (see 2007 Finalists for picture).
Andrew flies with the Edmonton Flying Club (EFC), Edmonton, Alberta. Webster has held national competitions in the past at EFC and truly enjoyed their hospitality. Congratulations to both Andrew and EFC for their accomplishments.
Andrew received a plaque representing the Eunice Carter Memorial Award, a personalized Professional Pilot Logbook courtesy of Aviation World (Toronto), a framed print of the Curtiss Rambler signed by the artist Robert Bradford, and a top of the line set of aviation headphones courtesy of Sennheiser (Canada).
The remaining finalists received Webster plaques depicting their participation in the competition.
All the finalists received a one-year personalized membership courtesy of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association and also received a personalized lithograph of the Snowbirds in flight signed by the entire team.