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PHILIPPE DESSUREAULT

Zone A - Alberta / Territoires du Nord-Ouest / Nunavut

AIRDRIE (AB)

PHILIPPE DESSUREAULT
Name is Philippe Dessureault, or Phil.
I was born in a small town in the northwest part of Quebec in the early 70’s.
According to my mum and dad, the first word that came out of my mouth was “plane!” … so, I guess I got the bug at very young age! All I could think about was aviation, reading and learning about all aspect.
I was 14 when I got my first RC plane, it was a Futaba Professor that lasted about 2 minutes…
So, I saved the guts of the Professor, ordered a balsa assortment box from Tower Hobbies and designed my own model, that flew amazingly well! I was hooked, building and designing was so much fun, and so satisfying to see your work take flight for the first time.
I learned to fly full size at the same time with a friend that owned a Aeronca Champ, I was flying RC along side on his private field.
I became a MAAC members many years later, being the only one flying rc in a small town, I had no idea about the organization until I went to College and join the local RC Club.
I went on to become an AME, on the helicopter side. Which brought me to Alberta in 2005. I did all the position, AME in the field, Quality Manager for many years, Quality Control (tech record), Director of Maintenance and currently Production Manager in Red Deer, Alberta. Lots of interaction with Transport Canada in all those years.
Many years later, a wonderful wife, 2 kids (twins) and I’m still very passionate about aviation.
Very happy to be part of this organization.
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CARL LAYDEN

Zone B - Atlantique

PARADISE (NL)

CARL LAYDEN
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MARK BETUZZI

Zone C - Colombie-Britannique Intérieure / Yukon

KAMLOOPS (BC)

MARK BETUZZI
Radio Spectrum Committee Mission Statement:

"The Radio Spectrum Committee of M.A.A.C. is here to assist all members with the proper and safe use of their radio equipment."
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RANDY HEPNER

Zone D - Manitoba / Nord-ouest de l'Ontario

STONEWALL (MB)

I first joined MAAC in 1984 as a teen obsessed with anything aviation. Back then I was mostly a prolific Guillows free flight builder, saving my paper route money bit by bit to afford an actual RC airplane. I recall vividly the monthly bus trip to the Hobby Store to stare at the boxes of airplane kits and pick up the latest edition of RC Modeler. Then life happened - jobs, careers, marriage family and so on. In 2004 when my kids started to leave the nest, I decided to resume modelling, and especially RC airplanes. Fast forward to today and I have a nice assortment of pretty much anything that can fly.

Being in Clubs led to leading Clubs and then being asked to step up as Assistant and then Deputy Zone director. I have also been donating my professional training, skills and time to MAAC on the Safety Advisory Group since 2012 and the Transport Canada Advisory Group since 2017. I was one of the people who helped MAAC obtain the Exemption in 2019 - which was quite the achievement.

As I renew my membership for 2023 MAAC faces some substantial challenges. My passion for this hobby, and the people who enjoy it remains as strong as it was in 1984 and is demonstrated by my unselfish actions and deeds for MAAC. MAAC members need to be far more discerning in who they allow to lead - at every level - there are serious consequences to individual acts of selfish behavior for all of us.
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W. CRAIG KNIGHT

Zone F - Nord de l'Ontario

SAULT STE MARIE (ON)

W. CRAIG KNIGHT
Bonjour,
Je suis né à Windsor en Ontario en 1952, alors je suppose que je fais partie de la génération des baby-boomers. A été embauché par Burroughs Business Machines à la sortie de l'école secondaire, a déménagé à Sudbury avec cette entreprise - une longue histoire - puis à North Bay.
J'ai commencé à m'intéresser au mannequinat à North Bay, à la recherche d'une diversion. J'ai développé un intérêt pour les modèles réduits d'avions après avoir assisté à une démonstration à la Comber Fair peut-être en 1970. J'ai acheté ma première radiocommande aux passe-temps de Bob sur Lakeshore - une chaîne Kraft 5. J'ai payé 500 dollars de 1975. J'ai rencontré ma femme chérie à North Bay (une autre longue histoire) et j'étais membre du club d'avions modèles de North Bay et du Nippissing Miniature Airplane Club - maintenant connu sous le nom de NIPMAC. La même compagnie m'a alors déménagé moi et moi à Sault Ste. Marie. Je les ai quittés et j'ai été embauché à l'aciérie où j'ai passé 35 ans à prendre ma retraite du contrôle environnemental. J'ai occupé de nombreux postes dans mon club local, j'ai été directeur de zone il y a des décennies pour un mandat et j'ai été directeur de zone adjoint pour le Nord de l'Ontario pendant une décennie de toute façon. Je fais actuellement de la voltige à grande échelle pas trop bien, des modèles flippy un peu mieux, des mousses intérieures et tout le reste.
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JEFFREY NIDD

Zone G - Vallée de l'Outaouais

NEPEAN (ON)

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JOHN DEADMAN

Zone H - Sud-Ouest de la Colombie Britannique

DELTA (BC)

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GRANT ROBINSON

Zone K - Saskatchewan

CHURCHBRIDGE (SK)

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LESLIE FARKAS

Zone L - Sud-est de l'Ontario

RICHMOND HILL (ON)

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PETER DOUPNIK

Zone M - Sub-ouest de l'Ontario

LASALLE (ON)

PETER DOUPNIK
My passion is meeting great people and flying RC Jets. I have enjoyed model airplanes for the past 55 years.
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ALAIN CARPENTIER

Zone N - Québec

SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE (QC)

ALAIN CARPENTIER
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