First Prize
Capt. Bastow presenting 2007 Webster winner, Andrew Midcalf, with the Webster Medallion
The winner is awarded:
- the Webster Memorial Trophy: symbolically presented to the Top Amateur Pilot in Canada,
- the beautiful John C. Webster bronze medallion, depicting the Webster Trophy,
- an Air Canada pass for two, valid anywhere within the Air Canada system,
- a beautifully framed print depicting John Webster’s aircraft, painted by Robert Bradford – one of Canada’s foremost aviation artists
- a deluxe noise-canceling headset donated by Sennheiser Canada Inc.
- a professional development day wit the Snowbirds Aerobatic Team
- a flight in a WW2 Harvard courtesy of Vintage Wings, Gatineau
- a cheque to assist pilot training courtesy of the Air Canada Pilots Association
Second Prize
Andrew Kent, 2007 Webster runner-up, receiving the Eunice Carter Memorial Award from Bruce Carter
The Runner-Up is awarded:
- the Eunice Carter Memorial Award, symbolically presented for “Excellence in overall piloting skills”,
- an engraved plaque indicating the runner-up as a recipient of the Eunice Carter Memorial Award,
- a beautifully framed print depicting John Webster’s aircraft, painted by Robert Bradford – one of Canada’s foremost aviation artists
- a noise-canceling headset donated by Sennheiser Canada, Inc.
- a personalized log-book courtesy of Aviation World
National Finalists
All of the other finalists receive a personalized plaque denoting their participation in the competition.
Everyone receives:
- personalized lithographs from the current Snowbirds Team
- a one year membership to COPA
- a one year subscription to WINGS
The Webster Trophy and the Webster Medallion
The Webster Trophy itself was designed by the renowned Canadian sculptor Robert Tait MacKenzie (1867-1938). It is a beautiful bronze figure of the mythical Greek god, Icarus, and symbolically represents youth and flight. The Trophy is prominently displayed at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa who generously make it available for the symbolic presentation to the winner at the annual Webster Memorial Trophy Presentation Banquet.
