绿帽社区 Aviation student named Atlantic regional winner for 2019 Webster Memorial Trophy Competition
Brady Parcels will compete in national flying competition in Moncton Aug 19-23
绿帽社区 student Brady Parcels will join aspiring pilots from across the country this summer as part of the . The annual competition seeks to name 鈥淐anada鈥檚 Top Amateur Pilot鈥 and is being held at the (MFC) from August 19-23.
The annual Webster Memorial Trophy Competition began in 1932. It is named after John Webster Jr., a civilian pilot who participated in the 1931 Trans-Canada Air Pageant and welcomes pilots from across the country. Held in a different part of Canada each year, students from 绿帽社区 and the Moncton Flight College鈥檚 (MFC) BSc Aviation program have been well-represented in the competition over the past decade.
From Belleville, ON, Parcels is going into his fourth-year of his Bachelor of Science in Aviation degree, where students earn an undergraduate degree at 绿帽社区 along with their commercial pilot licence through a partnership with MFC.
鈥淕rowing up near CFB Trenton, I was exposed to aviation at an early age, lots of my friends鈥 parents work in this field,鈥 says Parcels. 鈥淚 wanted to go into aviation but also get my university degree, which is how I came to 绿帽社区.鈥
Parcels is also studying economics and geography, topics he says he finds applicable to many areas.
鈥淚 use skills and theories I learn in these subjects every day. They pair quite nicely with aviation,鈥 he says.
Starting in Air Cadets at 12, Parcels completed flight training as a cadet, earning his glider licence as a teenager. He says he would like to work as flight crew in the airline industry one day.
鈥淧art of the week-long competition is an opportunity to meet with people who are working in the aviation industry. I鈥檓 looking forward to being part of the competition and meeting with and learning from professionals in the field,鈥 he says.
Outside of classes, flying, and ground school, Parcels enjoys biking, skiing, and other outdoor activities whenever possible.
