Chad's Biography
Well, I currently live in Calgary, Alberta which is located in the western part of Canada just a short drive from the Rocky Mountains. I have been flying RC since about 1990, and competing heavily in pattern since about '98. I first began flying the FAI class in '99 and eventually made the Canadian team in 2001 for the World Champs in Ireland where I finished 30th. I was on the team again in 2003 and went to Poland where I finished 40th, where I was unprepared for the judging assault on snaps! In 2003 I won the Canadian National Championship for the first time.
By profession I have a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. My first job was a design engineer for BJ Services Company Canada in the Coiled Tubing Research and Engineering department. We developed coiled tubing downhole tools that are used by BJ field personnel to perform a variety of well servicing throughout the world. In that position I sometimes needed to travel to the field to operate and train field personnel on the new tools, those travels have taken me around the US and Canada, as well to Muscat, Oman in the Middle East and Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.
I was awarded my Professional Engineer (P.Eng) status in May of 2005. In Canada you are not allowed to practise engineering un-supervised until you have recieved this status. To become a P.Eng in Canada requires an education from an accredited university as well as 4 years of work experience after schooling.
I left BJ in July of 2006 in search of more responsibility and career development. I found that with Crown Energy here in Calgary. I am a Senior Design Engineer with Crown Energy's Stimulation equipment manufacturing department. Manufacturing is a major leap for myself, and I now find myself learning a lot about that part of the industry as well as responsible for around 5 designers/drafters on a daily basis. Where I go from here, who knows :)
Also my wife and I had our first child on September 20th, 2006. Matthew Brian Northeast arrived healthy at 7lbs even. Another big change but the most rewarding experience I think I have ever had. Hopefully in a few years he will be joining me at the field on a daily basis :)
Well that's about it, maybe more as life continues......
Chad's Competition History
2006
- 7th FAI - US F3A Nationals - Muncie IN - 1st Finals placing
- 1st FAI - Canadian Team Selection - Victoria BC - 4th time Canadian National Team member
- 1st FAI - Dave Armstrong Memorial - Vancouver BC
- 1st FAI - Hub City Pattern Contest - Saskatoon SK
- 1st FAI - Calgary Precision Aerobatics Contest - Calgary AB
- 1st FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships - Edmonton AB
- 1st FAI - Windy West Pattern Contest - Lethbridge AB
2005
- 20th - F3A World Championships - Saint-Yan, France - 2nd Semi-Finals finish
- 11th FAI - US F3A Nationals - Muncie IN
- 1st FAI - Dave Armstrong Memorial - Vancouver BC
- 1st FAI - Hub City Pattern Contest - Saskatoon SK
- 1st FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships
- 1st FAI - BC Precision Aerobatics Championships
2004
- 11th FAI - US F3A Nationals - Muncie IN
- 1st FAI - Canadian F3A Nationals - Oakville ON - 2nd time Canadian National Champion
- 1st FAI - Canadian Team Selection - Oakville ON - 3rd time Canadian National team member
- 1st FAI - Dave Armstrong Memorial - Vancouver BC
- 4th FAI - WIndy West Championships - Lethbridge AB
2003
- 40th - F3A World Championships - Deblin, Poland
- 1st FAI - Canadian F3A Nationals - Princeton BC - 1st time Canadian National Champion
- 3rd - Canadian National Artistic Aerobatics - Princeton BC
- 1st FAI - Pattern in Princeton - Princeton BC
- 1st FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships - Edmonton AB
- 1st FAI - Windy West Championships - Lethbridge AB
2002
- 14th FAI - US F3A Nationals - Muncie IN
- 3rd - AMA Nationals Artistic Aerobatics - Muncie IN
- 2nd FAI - Canadian Team Selection - Edmonton AB - 2nd time Canadian National team member
- 1st FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships - Edmonton AB
- 1st FAI - Heartland Aerobatics Championships - Moose Jaw SK
- 1st FAI - Hub City RC Club Aerobatics Competition - Saskatoon SK
- 1st FAI - Windy West Pattern Contest - Lethbridge AB
- 1st FAI - Pattern in Princeton - Princeton BC
2001
- 30th (Semi-Finalist) - F3A World Championships - Mallow Ireland
- 2nd FAI - Hub City RC Club Aerobatics Competition - Saskatoon SK
2000
- 2nd FAI - Canadian F3A Nationals - Vancouver BC
- SK-AB FAI Points Champion
- 1st FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships - Edmonton AB
- 1st FAI - Alberta Aerobatic Icebreaker - Red Deer AB
- 1st FAI - Hub City RC Club Aerobatic Competition - Saskatoon SK
1999
- 4th - Canadian Team Selection - Moose Jaw SK
- 27th FAI - US F3A Nationals - Muncie IN
- 1st FAI - Alberta Aerobatic Icebreaker - Red Deer AB
- 1st FAI - Hub City RC Club Aerobatic Competition - Saskatoon SK
- 1st FAI - Windy West Pattern Contest - Lethbridge AB
1998
- 3rd FAI - Western Canadian Pattern Championships - Edmonton AB
- 2nd FAI - Heartland Aerobatics Championships - Moose Jaw SK
- 1st Expert - Hub City RC Club Aerobatic Competition - Saskatoon SK
- 3rd Expert - Airdrie Pattern Contest - Airdrie AB
1997
- 1st Advanced - Heartland Aerobatics Championships - Moose Jaw SK
- 3rd Expert - Hub City RC Club Aerobatics Competition - Saskatoon SK
- 1st Expert - Alberta Aerobatics Championships - Red Deer AB
1996
- No Contests
1995
- 1st Advanced - Hub City RC Club Aerobatics Competition - Saskatoon SK
1994
- 1st Sportsman - Canadian National Championships - Brandon MB