tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21812296163559942052024-03-15T21:09:32.612-04:00Hovercraft Training CentersNeoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-42366658622021562112017-04-29T11:07:00.001-04:002017-04-29T11:09:44.839-04:00LAST CHANCE! Don’t miss Neoteric Rescue Hovercraft at #FDIC Booth 2704 today!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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areas other vehicles can’t access, such as thin/broken ice, mud flats,
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hovercraft - FREE!</span><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">There’s no better way for you to experience for
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Stafford. Neoteric is the world’s original light hovercraft manufacturer, in
business for more than four decades. You’ll never meet anyone who knows more
about rescue hovercraft than Chris and Steve, and they’re eagerly waiting to
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<i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">"Both the North Muskegon and Muskegon Fire Departments use hovercraft for their ice rescue operations. The hovercraft have saved more lives than our all our fire engines combined. Since 1985, 255 people have been rescued or removed from Muskegon area lakes using hovercraft. 50% would have drowned not having the hovercraft as a safe rescue tool." </i><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2015/02/fire-departments-neoteric-hovercraft.html" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Read more ...</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: #1a222a;">“The benefit of having the hovercraft is we do not have to send our personnel into the water to retrieve victims. It can also hover over logs, car tires and any other debris, unlike boats that could be a hazard in flood water. A hovercraft is the answer to a faster rescue – a safer rescue.” </i><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2015/05/neoteric-hovercraft-rescues-texas-flood.html" style="color: #004c99;">Read more ...</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: #1a222a;">"Our hovercraft can handle some of the most dangerous rescues that would otherwise be out of reach. It's the only vehicle able to operate on any surface; you can get it anywhere that basically nothing else can get to. With it, we're not sending first responders out into bad water or ice. We can go over it all with the hovercraft, grab the victim and bring them back." </i><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-neoteric-rescue-hovercraft-saves.html" style="color: #004c99;">Read more ...</a></span><br />
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11032784809350024382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-4056242948836870892017-04-27T17:05:00.002-04:002017-04-27T17:08:30.191-04:00Neoteric Hovercraft’s Booth 2704 is Popular Attraction at #FDIC2017<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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the #FDIC Exhibit in Indianapolis. That’s no surprise, since Neoteric
Hovercraft is the ONLY rescue hovercraft exhibitor at the FDIC – and is also
the only rescue vehicle that can easily and safely operate in areas no other
apparatus can reach: on thin or broken ice, swift water, shallow water, mud,
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rescue vehicle of choice by fire departments and rescue agencies across the
world. President and Founder Chris Fitzgerald is present and ready to
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miss your chance to fly a hovercraft! Neoteric is giving away three FREE Rescue
Hovercraft Flight Training Courses, valued at $1,575 each! There’s no better
way to see why your fellow first responders in more than 50 nations rely on the
Neoteric Rescue Hovercraft to save lives safely.</span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-89489973682067542452017-04-26T15:20:00.002-04:002017-04-26T15:24:50.779-04:00#Firefighters: Win a FREE Rescue Hovercraft Flight Training Course at #FDIC 2017<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/">Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.</a></b></span><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is
honored to be the only rescue hovercraft exhibitor at this year's #FDIC
International. And at Booth 2704, they’re giving away something important
to first responders: a chance to for you to experience how a hovercraft
improves the speed and success of your rescue operations – and lets you save
lives safely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Booth 2704 and register to <b>win one of three FREE Rescue Hovercraft
Pilot Training Courses</b>, valued at $1,575 each. Winners will be notified by
May 8, and you can schedule your training course at your convenience. This is
the ideal way for you to see first-hand how a Neoteric hovercraft keeps you <i>above </i>the
danger – not <i>in</i> it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Win a FREE Rescue Hovercraft Flight Training
Course at Neoteric Hovercraft Booth 2704 at #FDIC 2017</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a222a;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you still rely on
boats, ropes, airboats and other equipment for ice, mud, swift water and
shallow water rescues, you’ll definitely want to visit us at Booth 2704 to
watch videos of hovercraft rescue operations - and see for yourself how a
hovercraft safely and easily flies you into areas that absolutely no other vehicle
can reach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a222a;"><span style="font-size: small;">Neoteric is the
world’s original and most experienced light hovercraft manufacturer; and their
rescue hovercraft are in operation in more than 50 nations. And Neoteric offer
the only rescue hovercraft that gives you the ability to brake and back up –
critical in rescue operations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a222a;"><span style="font-size: small;">That’s why <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/">HovercraftTraining Centers</a> trains exclusively on Neoteric Hovercraft!</span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a;">Read what your fellow first responders say about their Neoteric
Rescue Hovercraft …</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a;">Perry-Clear Creek Fire
Department, Indiana:</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1a222a;">"We once had to
carry a 300 lb. person on a backboard across some questionable open ice. Sure,
we wear rescue suits for things like this, but they are not made for long hikes
over open ice. If we get hurt while performing a rescue, all we've done is
become another victim. It’s times like that when a hovercraft comes into play.
The hovercraft is like a life insurance policy for our guys - that's what it
boils down to.”</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a;">North Muskegon Fire
Department, Michigan:</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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hovercraft have saved more lives that all our fire engines combined. Since
1985, more than 255 people have been rescued from Muskegon area lakes using the
hovercraft. More than half of them would have drowned not having the hovercraft
as a safe rescue tool."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Department, Texas:</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1a222a;">"The benefit of
having the hovercraft is we do not have to send our personnel into the water to
retrieve victims. It can also hover over logs, car tires and any other debris,
unlike boats, that could be a hazard in the water. A hovercraft is the answer
to a faster rescue - a safer rescue."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a;">Central Fraser Valley
Search & Rescue Society, Canada:</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #1a222a;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The hovercraft
gets us into areas that, before, we weren't able to reach, areas that our jet
boat can't get into because we ingest debris into the impeller. And the
hovercraft saves us a lot of time."</span></span></i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a222a;"><a href="http://events.pennwell.com/FDIC2017/Public/eBooth.aspx?IndexInList=487&FromPage=Exhibitors.aspx&ParentBoothID=&ListByBooth=true&BoothID=491159"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Read more about Neoteric on the FDIC website ...</span></b></a></span></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11032784809350024382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-63902516597792922532017-02-15T18:54:00.003-05:002017-02-15T18:54:34.295-05:00Fire Department says hovercraft training has “paid off”<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In 2015,
Iowa’s Council Bluffs Fire Department purchased a new 6-passenger Neoteric
rescue hovercraft. Immediately their first responders completed a Flight
Training Course at Hovercraft Training Centers, which included flood rescue
techniques on the Wabash River, then at 22.8 ft. flood stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The steep
Wabash River boat ramp is submerged in water all the way to the parking lot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">as Council
Bluffs’ first responders begin their training.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After
their pilot training, Fire Chief Justin James reported, “<i>It was awesome being able to operate in deep and shallow flood water
without having to worry about destroying a motor or a boat</i>. <i>We also got to train rescuing victims that
may be stranded in trees or roofs of homes due to rising waters. We simply used
the craft to hover into and hold position near these real obstacles</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In less
than a month, their training started paying off, with the rescue of a man from
a muddy flooded river, with more than 60 feet of deep mud and 20 feet of
shallow water to cross before reaching him. Chief James said, “<i>The amount of time it took us to get out
there would have been drastically longer if we didn’t have the hovercraft.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And two
years later, Council Bluffs’ flight training and rescue hovercraft are still
proving their worth. Last weekend the department rescued a fisherman who had
fallen through the ice and was submerged in frigid water while clinging to the
ice shelf. Capt. Jim Maaske said their hovercraft let the rescuers find the man
quickly and hover directly to him without putting themselves at risk … and
added, “<i>All the training paid off today.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Council
Bluffs Fire Dept. takes a quick test flight after a successful ice rescue Feb.
11 on Lake Manawa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b><i>First Responders:</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>See Hovercraft Training Centers &
Neoteric Hovercraft at <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.blogspot.com/2017/01/firefighters-first-responders-see.html">FDIC 2017, Booth 2704</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>and</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>Register to win one of three <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/index.php?id=23">FREE Hovercraft Flight Training Courses</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>(Valued at $1,575 each)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-9637745625291668462017-01-23T16:01:00.003-05:002017-01-23T16:11:03.231-05:00Firefighters / First Responders: See Hovercraft Training Centers & Neoteric Hovercraft at FDIC 2017<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hovercraft Training
Centers and Neoteric Hovercraft will be featured at this year’s FDIC (Fire
Department Instructor Conference). The world’s largest firefighter conference
and expo - attended by 35,000+ firefighters, chiefs and instructors from more
than 53 nations - takes place April 24-29 in Indianapolis at the Lucas Oil
Stadium and Indiana Convention Center.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If your department
still relies on ropes, boats and other apparatus for water, ice and mud
rescues, you’ll definitely want to visit us at <b>Booth #2704</b> and …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hovercraft rescue operations by HTC-trained pilots<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2)</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Fly a remote-controlled
hovercraft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3)</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Get answers to all
your questions about rescue hovercraft and pilot training.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #1a222a; line-height: 115%;">4)</span></b><span style="color: #1a222a; line-height: 115%;"> Register
to win one of three <b>FREE</b> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/index.php?id=23">Hovercraft Flight Training Courses</a></b>,</span><span style="color: #1a222a;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> valued at $1,575 each! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Hovercraft Training Centers / Neoteric Hovercraft booth at last year's FDIC.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Flat bottom Jon boats
and other watercraft are of questionable use in shallow water, swiftwater,
flood, ice and mud rescues, and they can be seriously dangerous to you and to
the lives you’re tasked to save. Come see how a Neoteric rescue hovercraft <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">can greatly improve the safety, ease, speed and
success of your rescue operations … while keeping you</span> <i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">a</span>bove</i> the danger – not <i>in</i> it.
It quickly flies you into areas where no other vehicle can go, and it’s the
only hovercraft with the ability to brake and back up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But don’t just take
our word for it. See what HTC-trained first responders around the world say
about their Neoteric Hovercraft in comparison to other rescue vehicles …</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The hovercraft
gets us into areas that, before, we weren't able to reach, areas that our jet
boat can't get into because we ingest debris into the impeller. And the hovercraft
saves us a lot of time."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hovercraft have saved more lives that all our fire engines combined. Since
1985, more than 255 people have been rescued from Muskegon area lakes using the
hovercraft. More than half of them would have drowned not having the hovercraft
as a safe rescue tool."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The benefit of
having the hovercraft is we do not have to send our personnel into the water to
retrieve victims. It can also hover over logs, car tires and any other debris,
unlike boats, that could be a hazard in the water. A hovercraft is the answer
to a faster rescue - a safer rescue."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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without question, has saved lives. Much of our county is covered by the Great
Salt Lake, and when the water is low it leaves miles of mudflats boats can't
reach. We can't get airboats out there. When it's extremely windy it's hard to
get an aircraft or helicopter out there, and even walking out is impossible. We
were putting rescuers in harm's way, but the hovercraft allows us to hover over
mud, ice or water and get right to the patient - to literally reach out our
hand and pull them out."</span></i><span style="color: #1a222a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-84828191160576107522016-10-09T16:02:00.002-04:002016-10-09T16:13:38.014-04:00Neoteric Hovercraft: A popular tourist attraction in China<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">At Hovercraft Training Centers, we provide far more than standard
hovercraft flight training. For instance, our Master Hovercraft Pilot &
Maintenance Training course teaches those who use hovercraft professionally to
train others and to independently maintain and repair their hovercraft. This
minimizes travel expenses for our customers and for our personnel, as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A good example is the recent hovercraft flight training that took place
in China. Yellow River Tourist Attractions in LuLiang City, Shanxi Province, already
owns one 4-passenger Model 3877 Neoteric hovercraft and, due to its popularity,
the company has increased their fleet with two additional 6-passenger Model
5854 Neoteric craft. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Neoteric’s agent, Mr. Huang Xiaogang, President of China Hai Pai
Hovercraft, Ltd. – the leading hovercraft company in China – sent two of his
engineers to conduct the training. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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additional pilots, which includes the basics of hovercraft function, operation
and maintenance …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flight training begins. Hai Pai Engineer Mr. Lu Chun Zhong <i>(in red)</i> familiarizes the pilot trainees with the operational
features of the Neoteric hovercraft. Here, he explains that its patented
reverse thrust buckets make the Neoteric Hovertrek™ the only hovercraft on the
market than can brake, fly backward and hover in place …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Yellow
River, where training took place and where all three hovercraft will be operated
for tourism, is the second-longest river in China and the fifth-longest in the
world. It’s famous for being the “mother river” of China and the cradle of
Chinese civilization (2100-1046 BC). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">It takes
its name from its muddy yellow water coming from the sediments it carries.
Because of its heavy silting, ordinary boats can’t be used on the Yellow River.
And in the last five years, it has flooded more than 1,600 times. Since
Neoteric hovercraft are used globally as flood rescue vehicles, these three
tourism hovercraft could serve a double purpose!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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vehicles, the Neoteric hovercraft flies easily across water and mud during
flight training …</span></div>
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hovercraft pilots proudly display their flight training certifications …</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">LuLiang
City, with a population of more than 3.7 million, is located in the LuLiang
Mountains. It has four distinct seasons, but is a tourist destination all year.
Now its visitors, from China and from elsewhere in the world, will have an
increased opportunity to see the many attractions along the Yellow River in
areas that no vehicle other than a hovercraft can reach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But the Neoteric hovercraft as a Chinese
tourist attraction doesn’t stop there …<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Recently,
Neoteric’s China Hai Pai Hovercraft arranged a <a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2016/10/china-market-eagerly-embraces-neoteric_93.html">HoverTrek™presentation in YiWu, China</a> for Mr. Gu ChaoXi, Vice-Minister of Civil
Affairs, and Major General WenPing Feng, a Commander in the Chinese
People's Liberation Army. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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presentation took place while the YiWu Emergency Rescue Team used their
Neoteric Model 3626 65hp 4-passenger hovercraft to conduct flight training for
additional pilots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">After the
flight training, the Team’s Neoteric craft appeared at the famous annual Jujube
(Red Date) Festival in Qikou Ancient City, near LuLiang. The festival celebrates
the jujube fruit, also known as red dates or Chinese dates – which have been
cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years - and includes a wide assortment
of cultural entertainment such as folk operas and dance performances …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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steep hillside on the banks of the Yellow River, served as a vital trade hub.
Goods coming by river had to be off-loaded in Qikou because the water was too
shallow for boats to pass, then everything was loaded onto camel trains. But
following the introduction of rail transport in the 1930s, the town fell into
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2013, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Sea Survival School (SSS) purchased two
4-passenger Neoteric Rescue Hovercraft for security patrol along the Korangi
Creek Air Force Base shoreline in Karachi, Pakistan. The curved shoreline
contains mudflats and mangroves that make it inaccessible to vehicles other
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time of purchase, the PAF’s budget did not allow for their hovercraft to be equipped
for saltwater operation, or for flight training and maintenance instruction. Due
to this lack of training – which includes teaching the additional maintenance
procedures required when a hovercraft is not equipped for saltwater operation –
both of the PAF’s hovercraft suffered deterioration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Fortunately, both <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/">Hovercraft Training Centers</a> and
<a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/">Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.</a> offer dedicated customer service. Chris Fitzgerald,
HTC Senior Instructor and Neoteric President, traveled to Pakistan for a week to
conduct maintenance instruction, to provide onsite flight training, and to assist in
upgrading both Air Force hovercraft for saltwater operations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The work was done at the PAF Sea Survival School, under
the command of Squadron Leader Raza Khan, the Commanding Officer of the SSS. Wing
Commander Mahmood traveled from Islamabad to review the training program. The following personnel
were involved in the restoration of the two hovercraft: Squadron Leader Raza Khan;
Senior Technician Mahid (electronics & weapons); Chief Technician Mairaj
(ground transport engines); HS-1 Rashid (electrical); Skilled TM Wagar (student
fitter); HS-2 Iqbal (painter); Skilled TM Najam (maintenance) and Chief
Technician Farooq (road transportation driver).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>The Pakistan Air Force hovercraft maintenance crew and pilots pose for a photo in their workshop/storage facility. Left to right: Chief Tech Mairij, HS-2 Iqbal, HS-1 Rashid (electrical), Skilled TM Wagar, instructor Chris Fitzgerald, a security guard,</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">The Pakistan Air Force Sea Survival School hovercraft team, from the left:
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Skilled
TM Wagar, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">HS-1 Rashid, Skilled TM Najam, Senior Technician Majid, HS-2 Iqbal, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Security Guard, </span></i><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Chief Technician Mairij, and a visitor on
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The PAF Sea Survival School:</span></i></b></div>
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primary role of the Pakistan Air Force Sea Survival School is to train fighter
pilots in “survival at sea.” In addition to their two hovercraft, the SSS also
operates several fleets of sailboats, windsurfing boards, motor launches, jet
skis and inflatable dinghies for rescue missions, training and for the PAF’s
participation in national and international competitions. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In addition, Pakistan and surrounding
nations rely heavily on the PAF for tsunami, cyclone, earthquake and flood
rescue operations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Chris Fitzgerald reports that the SSS has an excellent,
wide and gently sloping concrete hoverway reaching out to the sea. During his
visit, the prevailing 15 mph winds continually generated 1- to 2-foot waves. He
says, “<i>This was an outstanding team of
dedicated and cheerful people who worked relentlessly under harsh conditions to
restore both hovercraft in a limited time frame.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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importance of hovercraft training:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Due to the omission of flight and maintenance
training when the Pakistan Air Force purchased their two hovercraft in 2013,
the craft suffered enough damage that their refurbishment, and maintenance training to personnel, took longer than anticipated. This left insufficient
time for flight training. Chris Fitzgerald was able to give preliminary
pilot training only to Commander Raza and Chief Technician Mairij. But this can be rectified
by additional flight training either onsite in Pakistan or at </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/">Hovercraft Training Centers</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> in
the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Make no mistake: a hovercraft is a flying machine. You
don’t drive it - you fly it 9 inches above the surface. Just as you wouldn’t
jump into a helicopter and take off without proper flight training, neither should
you do so with a hovercraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hill Air Force Base Utah Test & Training Range, explains the importance of
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We use our hovercraft on and off our base. Without the level of training
sophistication that Hovercraft Training Centers provided, we would never be
able to perform our missions the way we do.</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">”</span></div>
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Advanced Training Course, which includes hard access, fast-flowing water rescue
and nighttime operational training. For he and his team, learning how to
operate a hovercraft properly has not only proven to boost the safety of their
rescues, but it has also dramatically improved their response times. The UTTR
Air Force rescue team has reduced its recovery time from an average of two
hours with ATVs to just 20 minutes with hovercraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-67869501001619260262016-02-11T23:12:00.001-05:002016-02-12T16:58:41.996-05:00Hovercraft Pilot Training for the world’s leading gold mining company<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Hovercraft
Training Centers’ Senior Instructor Chris Fitzgerald just returned from the
Dominican Republic where he conducted a week of flight training at Barrick Gold
Corporation’s Pueblo Viejo gold, silver and copper mine. Their Neoteric hovercraft
will be used for the mine’s exceptional biodiversity and environmental
projects, as well as for surveying and safety & security.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hovercraft is the only vehicle able to travel over the hazardous sections of
the mine’s five tailings ponds. And it’s only natural that the Neoteric
HoverTrek™ - with an environmental impact less than that of a seagull standing
on one leg - was the vehicle of choice for Barrick, the most ecologically
conscious mining company in existence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The mine purchased its hovercraft in 2012, but without training it was
passed from department to department and eventually left to sit idle in a
maintenance yard where it became damaged. It was discovered in 2015 by the
mine’s Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences, who requested that
they take charge of the craft. Next, they arranged onsite maintenance and pilot
training with Hovercraft Training Centers. Eleven employees completed classroom
and maintenance training and four of them underwent flight training. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Pueblo
Viejo personnel receive their certifications after a week of classroom,
maintenance and flight training. From left: </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mara Fernanchez
(technical translator); Carlos Paredes (mechanic crane shop); Yeison De la Rosa
(lead hand for the pond); Anthony Emil Beltre Nobou (draftsman surveyor); Chris
Fitzgerald (Instructor); Rafael Torres Liriano (technician in biodiversity lab);
Jhon N Ozoria Lora (senior surveyor and drone pilot); Rafael Zeonorch Romess
(mine maintenance and chauffeur); Moises Alejandro Musalem Rodriguez
(biologist); Geller Nicanor Vazquez (hovercraft champion or leader,
environmental technician); Juan Carlos Santos (environmental technician). Absent:
Victor Manuel Korval Heredia (equipment operator for the pond) …</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Headquartered in Canada, Barrick Gold Corporation is the world’s
leading gold mining company, with operations on five continents. The Pueblo
Viejo mine is one of the largest gold mines in the world and is the biggest
single investment ever made in the history of the Dominican Republic. Over the
26-year life of the mine, it will produce an annual output of 700,000 ounces of
gold and 3,270,000 ounces of silver. You can see the mine’s economic output
when you consider that, in US dollars, the current value of gold is $1,196 per
ounce and silver is $16 per ounce.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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environment, Barrick’s Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences is
spending more than $2 million on a project to study and preserve several
endangered tree frog species that would be impacted by its Pueblo Viejo mine.
The project includes a captive breeding program with two facilities – one in
the El Llagal Valley where the frogs live and another at the Santo Domingo Zoo.
The project resulted in the frogs’ reclassification from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’
by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a process
known as down-listing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Barrick also operates a large archeological program in and around the Pueblo
Viejo mine. In 2010, this effort resulted in the discovery of artifacts
revealing that Pueblo Viejo is the first mine in the Americas, built by colonists
after Christopher Columbus discovered America. Excavations also unearthed the
remains of a small colonial Spanish Church and miners’ living quarters dating
back to 1513. These valuable ruins were carefully relocated and preserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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German beer stein preceding Columbus’ time, and a glazed stoneware stein
engraved by the renowned German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer.</span><br />
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on their Neoteric hovercraft – are just a few of the many ways Barrick is
endeavoring to protect and preserve the environment, wildlife and history of
Pueblo Viejo. The company is also conducting the largest environmental cleanup
in the country’s history, reversing damage caused by a mining operation that
closed without proper remediation in 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-639001762783475842015-12-08T18:39:00.002-05:002015-12-08T18:44:50.899-05:00Flight training + A Neoteric Hovercraft = Ice rescue safety<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><i>Even before his flight training at Hovercraft Training Centers, Sgt.
Rick Holtgrave of the Branch County Sheriff’s Department in Coldwater, Michigan
knew that there are no reliable alternatives to hovercraft as the best rescue
vehicle for his team’s dangerous missions on icy Lake Michigan: "</i>We're
just screwed if we have to go out on a bad ice<i>,” he said, “</i>There is no other
equipment. Otherwise, we'd just be pushing boats and ropes and hoping for the
best.<i>"<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Sgt. Holtgrave and Sheriff John Pollack detail how their Neoteric
hovercraft makes ice rescues much easier – and safer …</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Sgt.
Rick Holtgrave pilots the Department's Neoteric hovercraft. He and Branch County
Sheriff John Pollack agree that their hovercraft is an invaluable tool for ice
rescues.</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Winter is
fast approaching and with the cold temperatures come ice and winter sports.
Among the more popular winter sports are ice fishing, ice skating and sledding.
Those who have grown up on one of the many lakes in Michiana know how much fun
all these winter activities can be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">With vast
hills along the lakeshores, many kids enjoy sledding down them to the iced-over
lake below whiles others prefer to show off their skills with a figure 8 or
race their friends on ice skates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Then there
is the most popular winter activity among Michiganders – ice fishing. It is
considered by many to be a very relaxing way to spend the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Simply
walking on the ice can be a unique experience, especially when the snow
obscures the view of what lies beneath. Like any activities, safety should be
the top priority when on the ice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
Michigan Department of Natural Resources advises those who venture out on the
ice this winter to “steer clear of dark spots or places where the snow looks
discolored.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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someone where you are going and when you expect to return.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in your warmest winter clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Fill
a Thermos with hot coffee, chocolate or tea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Although
lake goers may think the danger of drowning is more prevalent during the summer
months, drowning is the seventh leading cause of accidental death in the United
States, even in the winter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">For this
reason, Sgt. Rick Holtgrave of the Branch County Marine Control purchased a
hovercraft to assist the Branch County Sheriff’s Department eight-member dive
team in rescue missions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">“I
purchased this thinking, ‘Okay, we have a tool in the tool box,’” Holtgrave
said. “It’s not the only tool, but it is a tool for all of us to utilize in a
rescue mission. It’s there if we need it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Holtgrave
and Branch County Sheriff John Pollack agree that the hovercraft is a vital
tool when dealing with iced-over lakes and ice activities in the winter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
hovercraft has the capability of skimming over thin ice, water, mud and grass.
By using this tool, rescuers will be able to save the lives of those who may
fall through the ice while preserving the safety of the rescue teams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">With the
ability to hold at least 900 pounds, the hovercraft works by pushing air from
the engine out of the back of the craft. In return, that air fills each one of
the skirts along the base. Maintaining the RPMs and utilizing the reverse
thrust keeps the craft operating properly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">“We’re in
the process of training,” Pollack said. “We need to train a second operator in
case Rick is not available. We need to train officers so they know what to
expect from the craft so they know its limitations and what it can do. The fire
department is on board with training. They won’t operate it; they just need to
know when to call it out and when not to, what it is capable of doing. Rick is
the only one currently trained on it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The
hovercraft is capable of going 60 mph forward and 26 mph backward. Its
capability is also critical in residential areas that may become flooded
because underwater obstacles such as fences, fallen trees, submerged walls and
vehicles cannot affect the craft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">“The
biggest thing for us is the ice, particularly thin ice,” Pollack said. “Two
problems that we have are human and animal. Whenever we have a rescue on thin
ice, our option is to utilize the fire department. They are tethered on a
20-foot rope. Beyond that it’s too far for them to go. It becomes too difficult
to rescue the rescuers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">“All those
dangers are what we used to have to face, but now with this hovercraft we can
get out there, make the rescue and get right back. It gives the rescuer a
secure platform to get the rescue done,” Pollack said. “It will save us on
personnel. The fire department will send two or three trucks and it may be a
dog that needs to be rescued. Most people are like, oh it’s a dog, no big deal
but, if you can imagine if it were your dog, you would want to save it. If we
didn’t, when we leave, what are they going to do? They are going to go out on
that ice and save it, so it’s best for us to go out and save it so the owner
doesn’t.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-42683969434990417372015-10-18T22:21:00.001-04:002015-10-18T22:36:53.348-04:00Hovercraft Rescues Stranded Pontoon Boat<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes boats are used as rescue vehicles. But, but far too often, boats are the vehicles being rescued - by hovercraft. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just ask Indiana's White River Hazleton Fire Department. Their Neoteric rescue hovercraft, and their flight training at Hovercraft Training Centers, enables them to save lives - and stranded boats - in areas no other vehicle can reach, such as shallow or fast-flowing water. As firefighter Mark Ellis says, "We're able to provide a service with the hovercraft that no one else can provide."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Department services a flood-prone area on the banks of three rivers including the White River, which drains 70% of the state.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shown here during their 2011 HTC flight training on their Neoteric rescue hovercraft are, clockwise from left:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">White River Hazleton firefighter Mark Ellis; Fire Chief Mike Ellis;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Capt. Stan Capobianco, Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security; and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their superior hovercraft and professional training has let White River Hazleton successfully perform many difficult rescues during the last five years. Enjoy the following article about their most recent success - rescuing a pontoon boat ...</span><br />
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CARMEL- Wabash Emergency Management Agency (WEMA) had to call in Hazleton’s
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Shawn
Lane, of Fairfield, and Bill Woodall, of Albion, went out to do some fishing
before having engine troubles and becoming stuck south of the boat ramp by Twin
Rivers Restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Woodall
said the motor stopped running and the pair drifted down river until they
became stuck. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gerald
Brooks, WEMA coordinator, said the depth of the river was so shallow that they
couldn’t get a rescue boat close enough to the stranded craft to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Not the
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Initially,
Brooks thought the people might have to be pulled from the craft, and a plan
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“The boat
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mike
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the pontoon boat out of the water, get the boat floating downstream and tow it
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raising the motor out of the water the boat began to drift down river before
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passengers of the boat could be seen rocking the boat back and forth trying to
break free. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When that
didn’t work, a tow rope was thrown from the pontoon boat to the hovercraft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">With one
of the passengers of each craft holding on to the rope, the hovercraft was used
to break the pontoon boat free, and then tow it to a private boat ramp
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First responders from the Council Bluffs Fire Department in Iowa had an
exceptional opportunity yesterday to undergo flight training and learn flood
rescue techniques in their new 6-passenger Neoteric Rescue HoverTrek. HTC
flight instructors Chris Fitzgerald and Steve Stafford conducted their training
on the Wabash River, now at 22.8 ft. flood stage.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fire Chief Justin James reported, “<i>I
am excited to get back to Council Bluffs and start training our personnel on
the new rescue craft. Crazy part was we were operating in real flood waters
here in Terre Haute. Reminded me of 2011. It was awesome being able to operate
in deep and shallow flood water without having to worry about destroying a
motor or boat. We also got to train rescuing victims that may be stranded in
trees or roofs of homes due to the rising waters. We simply used the craft to
hover into and hold position near these real obstacles</i>.”</span></div>
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thanks to Chris and Steve for an awesome experience. Everything around the Wabash
River was flooded, which led to an amazing training experience! Great machine
for Council Bluffs Fire Department!”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sornson is correct – their new hovercraft is a great asset for their
city. When Chief James said the flooded Wabash River reminded him of 2011, he
was referring to a summer of massive floods in Council Bluffs, so severe that
the National Guard had to be called in to assist with hundreds of rescues.
Dozens of homes and other structures literally collapsed in the torrential
rains and flash floods.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As the U.S. National Weather Service reports, “<i>Flooding is one of the leading causes of weather-related fatalities in
the U.S. … People underestimate the force and power of water, especially when
it is moving. Just six inches of fast-moving water can knock over and carry off
an adult. Twelve inches of water can float a small car; if that water is
moving, it can carry that car away. Eighteen to twenty-four inches of flowing
water can carry away most vehicles</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">That’s why fire departments and other rescue agencies are increasingly
relying on hovercraft as the ideal vehicle for flood rescue operations. As a
newscaster reported during the recent <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2015/05/neoteric-hovercraft-perform-texas-flood.html">floods in Texas</a></span>,
<i>“A hovercraft is sometimes the easiest way for the rescuers to get to folks
surrounded by these waters … You can’t go out in normal boats because you don’t
know what kind of debris is out there … These hovercraft are just a much more
effective way …”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Neoteric’s Rescue HoverTrek, with its
patented reverse thrust, easily and safely operates in debris-filled floodwater and has the unique
maneuverability for up-close access to victims without forcing first responders
to enter the water.</span></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-58523941345819631942015-06-28T19:03:00.002-04:002015-06-28T22:44:18.709-04:00VIDEOS: The Lighter Side of Hovercraft Training<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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hovercraft – is all work and no play, just check out these videos!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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H.E.R.O., Inc. (<i>Hovercraft Emergency Response Operations</i>), a non-profit group of
rescue professionals who deploy hovercraft in disasters and assist police and
rescue agencies. Steve often organizes informal rescue practice sessions with
first responders to keep their skills honed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Township Fire Department and White River Hazelton Fire Department. Yes, they
worked hard, but when training time ended, playtime began! Watch as they take campers
on joyrides in their Neoteric rescue hovercraft … and run over each other with Stafford’s hovercraft ...</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Hovercraft Training Centers conducted
flight training in Hanoi for first responders from the Viet Nam military’s
National Department of Rescue and Relief on their two new Neoteric military
hovercraft. The Department, under the Ministry of National Defense, coordinates
military and non-military forces in search and rescue operations and disaster
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importance of hovercraft is widely recognized in Viet Nam, by the military and
the civil sector as well. <i>Defense Studies</i>
and <i>PhunuToday</i> published articles
about their hovercraft, stating, “<i>Viet
Nam People’s Army is now equipped with modern air-cushion boats by an American
producer that have many advantages in Viet Nam. The hovercraft, manufactured by
Neoteric Hovercraft (American), can be applied to military and civil tasks</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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first two hovercraft have proven to be such a valuable asset to the Viet Nam
People’s Army that this year it ordered two additional 6-passenger Neoteric
hovercraft. HTC Flight Instructor Steve Stafford recently traveled to Vietnam
to conduct flight training to additional Army personnel on their new craft on
Suoi Hai Lake at the Emergency Response Training Facility near Hanoi …</span><br />
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flew in to observe the hovercraft in operation, and Steve Stafford gave them a
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People’s Army of Viet Nam is well-prepared to conduct operations that cannot be
handled by any other vehicle. The craft are a great asset in a country often
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/military-pilot-andy-sutter.html">Meet more HTC-trained military hovercraft pilots …</a></span></b></span></div>
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<br />Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-71767021734450722802015-04-08T18:47:00.005-04:002015-04-09T11:06:02.548-04:00Let Bubba’s Hover star at your next event!<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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how the viral video of Bubba Watson’s BWI - Bubba’s Hover - took the world by
storm? Just imagine how the appearance of that phenomenal hovercraft golf cart
at your next event could boost attendance and publicity!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has just announced that their hovercraft golf carts – complete with a
professional HTC-trained pilot – are now available for you to <i>rent</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ideal attraction to explode media coverage and attendance, not just at golf
tournaments but at any type of function: fundraisers, corporate events, grand
openings, trade shows, private celebrations – any event imaginable! How about a
hover-wedding? </span></div>
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involved in the planning or hosting of an upcoming event, there’s no better way
to put the “special” in that event than to give your guests exciting rides on a hovercraft.
And it doesn’t have to be a golf course event – the Neoteric Hovercraft Golf
Cart will fly anywhere, even over ice, snow or mud. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Long before the formal founding of Hovercraft Training
Centers – and before the development of the ultra-modern HoverTrek™ we train
with today – Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. was making history. That longevity as
the world’s original light hovercraft manufacturer is one of the reasons we use
Neoteric craft exclusively. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On this #TBT, let’s look back to a couple of Neoteric’s
precursors to today’s HoverTrek™ - the Neova II and the LeMere. In the early
1980s, as their hovercraft were chosen to star in international television
commercials, Neoteric was well on the way to the kind of fame they’ve earned
today with </span><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2013/04/bubbas-hover-watsons-neoteric.html">Bubba’s Hover</a></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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California, Neoteric provided four pilots, two LeMere and two Neova II
hovercraft. When ordinary boats
just aren’t glamorous enough, Neoteric hovercraft save the day! …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Beer … and enjoy a </span><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/History.html">Photographic Half-Century History</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> of Hovercraft Training Centers and the Neoteric training
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Essential even for a short commercial shoot, training has
always been, and always will be, – the single most important factor for the
successful operation of a hovercraft. And as the originator of the first
successful light hovercraft, Neoteric and HTC founder Chris
Fitzgerald has spent more than 50 years piloting, designing and developing
hovercraft – and training those who fly them. Who better to be your instructor?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><i>See how a hovercraft can make it brighter: Take a</i> <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Take-a-Test-Flight.html">Test Flight</a> <i>or</i> <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Hovercraft-Flight-Training.html">Training Course</a>!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-77042573469248361432015-02-08T17:39:00.001-05:002015-02-08T17:42:34.272-05:00Think you can’t afford a hovercraft? Think again!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What a deal! Here’s
a top-of-the-line hovercraft – at a rock bottom price ...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The
<a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/showroom/showroom.htm">Neoteric Hovercraft Trade-In Showroom</a> has just posted a Neoteric HoverTrek™ on sale at an
incredible price. This training hovercraft, used only by us at Hovercraft
Training Centers, is the perfect starter craft. It’s equipped with Neoteric’s
patented reverse thrust system, comfortable side-by-side seating and a 65
horsepower, 2-cycle Hirth engine. Regularly serviced by Neoteric, we can
guarantee it’s in perfect shape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You can own it for the bargain price of only $15,000 – and that includes a trailer!</span><br />
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don’t need jet skis, boats, canoes, kayaks, ATVs and snowmobiles in order to enjoy
the outdoors year-round – a hovercraft replaces them all. Whether you spend
your leisure time on land, water, ice, snow, sand – or even mud – a hovercraft
is the only vehicle that will fly you across any terrain, any time of the year.
And hovercraft are not only safer and more fuel-efficient than boats, they’ll
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if you want to save a bundle of money and have fun year-round, <b><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/contact.htm">contact Neoteric today</a></b> because this craft is going to sell quickly!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what others say about their</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/recreational/endorsements.htm"> <b>Neoteric recreational hovercraft</b> …</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-33457553247933655752015-01-30T16:04:00.001-05:002015-01-30T16:05:28.823-05:00Hovercraft Flight Training: “It’s everything we thought it would be!”<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It’s been
a typical winter in the USA, with enough snow and ice to bring on an outbreak of
‘cabin fever’. But having a hovercraft keeps you immune – you’ll never get sick
of being stuck indoors during winter months!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">John T.
Stewart and his father John C. Stewart from Milwaukee, Wisconsin are a perfect
example of those who broke the boundaries of winter by buying a hovercraft –
and training to fly it expertly on all terrain, including snow and ice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
Stewarts describe themselves as outdoor types: “<i>We hunt, fish, quite a bit of everything.”</i> And winter was making a
dent in their activities. They explained, “<i>Our
second home is on an island near Milwaukee and, when the weather turns
inclement, we have to wait until the ice freezes solidly to cross with an ice
machine. And the same thing happens in the spring, when the ice is getting too
thin to walk across. With a hovercraft, we won’t have to wait.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Their
first step was to buy a pre-owned Neoteric hovercraft from a long-time Neoteric
customer in the Chicago area. The Stewarts had Neoteric do a complete refurbishment
of the craft, and then they took the most important step of all – they came to
Hovercraft Training Centers to undergo flight training. As they said, “<i>It’s a unique vehicle, a unique mode of
transportation, and we definitely want to make sure we know how to use it
properly.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John’s first training session on the Wabash River.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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certification. <i>From left:</i> HTC Flight
Instructor Steve Stafford; John T. Stewart; John C. Stewart; and HTC Senior
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">Neither father nor son had flown a hovercraft before, but they went
into their training course with the right attitudes. John T., understanding
that a hovercraft is a flying vehicle, said, “<i>I think it will be challenging, like
learning to fly a helicopter or an airplane.</i>” John C. added, “<i>I thought it would be just like getting in a
car, but after doing some research and reading the training manual, it’s a
little intimidating. So I definitely want to take it slow and make sure that
I respect the vehicle and what it can do.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">Did the training meet their expectations? John T. described his flight
training course: “<i>The excitement was more
than I expected; the learning curve was what I expected. Going from land to
water was a lot smoother than I expected; I thought it would be bumpier.</i>”
His father added, “<i>I’m very impressed! It’s
everything we thought it would be.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes;">And what advice would they give someone who wanted to own a hovercraft
without going through flight training? “<i>I
think it would be a big mistake,”</i> John T. said, “<i>If you’ve never flown one, the feelings of falling over or turning over
or of falling out of the machine are so great – even though you’re not going to
– that it could be dangerous for somebody who doesn’t train and get the feel of
the craft.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>Get the feel of a hovercraft even
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>Take a</i> <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Take-a-Test-Flight.html">Test Flight</a> <i>or </i><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Hovercraft-Flight-Training.html">Flight Training Course</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>And check out hovercraft deals in the</i>
<a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/showroom/showroom.htm">Neoteric Trade-In Showroom</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-4236735674602738082015-01-20T15:06:00.000-05:002015-01-20T15:31:52.541-05:00VIDEO: Drone footage of HTC Hovercraft Ice Rescue Training<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">First responders, your Hovercraft Training Centers education doesn’t always
end when you finish your training course: our instructors often conduct
special practice sessions for our graduates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Last weekend
the Perry Clear Creek, White River and Hazleton Fire Departments participated
in an ice rescue practice with their Neoteric hovercraft on Calmuck Lake in
Monroe City, Indiana, organized and conducted by HTC Flight Instructor, <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Hovercraft-Flight-Instructors.html">Steve Stafford</a></span>. Steve is also Neoteric’s <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/about_neoteric/employees/employeepage.html">Law Enforcement Liaison</a></span> and is the founder of <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.projecthero.net/">Project H.E.R.O.</a></span> (Hovercraft Emergency Response
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Our
appreciation goes to Rodney Helderman who captured the day’s activities on
drone footage – which illustrates how
well the Neoteric rescue HoverTrek™, flown by professionally trained pilots, maneuvers on thin and broken ice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And our
sympathy goes to Neoteric’s VP of Marketing, Filip Przybysz, who spent a cold
day playing the role of the victim who fell through the ice!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the drone footage below, then watch the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.blogspot.com/2015/01/video-neoteric-hovercraft-practice-ice.html">news coverage of the event</a></span> …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-16234458452110633432014-12-23T17:23:00.002-05:002014-12-23T17:38:57.089-05:00HTC Grad Organizes New Hovercraft Event: 1st Annual Havasu HoverFest<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hovercraft
Training Centers graduates don’t just learn to fly and then go back to their
pre-hovercraft lives. We hear it over and over again: becoming a trained
hovercraft pilot is a life-changing experience – bringing new adventures, new
friends, and opening new horizons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Take, for
example, HTC grad <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Recreational-Pilot-Gary-Meyers.html">Gary Meyers</a></span>. Since earning
his hovercraft pilot certification and buying a Neoteric HoverTrek™ (which he
named “Neo”), much of Gary’s life has focused on hovercrafting around Lake
Havasu in Arizona. He says, “<i>I am still
entirely enjoying Neo on and around Lake Havasu. This is the perfect terrain
for recreational hovercrafting, with plenty of flat lands, beaches, water, and
river areas to explore. The Neoteric can easily maneuver in areas not accessible
to other boaters. While passing near
some of the shorelines, I often see a lot of faces being obscured by cameras
and smart phones! This is fun!”</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And now
Gary is sharing his adventures, by organizing a brand new hovercraft event – the 1</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">st</sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Annual
Havasu HoverFest, coming up April 10-12 in conjunction with the largest
boat show in the West - the </span><a href="http://lakehavasuboatshow.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lake Havasu Boat Show</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. The HoverFest will include hovercraft demos, time trials
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Jump on
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://www.hoverclubofamerica.org/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=831743&item_id=384548">register now for the Havasu HoverFest …</a></b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If you
aren’t, there’s still time to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">take
a </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Hovercraft-Flight-Training.html">Flight Training Course</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://neoterichovercraft.com/index.htm">own a hovercraft</a></span>!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-32487397280737619322014-12-19T17:44:00.002-05:002014-12-19T17:49:10.211-05:00“It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Bubba Claus!”<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There’s a
reason Hovercraft Training Centers trains exclusively on <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.neoterichovercraft.com/">Neoteric hovercraft</a></span> – the Neoteric HoverTrek™ is
undisputedly the most innovative, effective and interesting hovercraft on the
market. That’s why Bubba Watson chose Neoteric to manufacture his BW1
hovercraft golf cart – and chose HTC to teach him to fly it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Following
on the heels of <i>Bubba’s Hover</i>, his
world-famous viral video, Bubba is now ‘rapping’ his Christmas gift. He just
released a new rap video, “<i>Bubba Claus –
The Single</i>” – and after just a couple of days, it already has more than
half a million views on YouTube.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are all over it – but the reviews are a bit mixed. For instance, UK’s <i>Daily Mail</i> reported, “<i>Every rapper should have a cool set of
wheels – and Watson’s golf buggy certainly oozes class</i>.” The <i>Washington Post</i> said, “<i>Bubba Watson knows the best way to offer a
Christmas gift – he breaks out his hovercraft, making sure to remind everyone
that he owns the awesome vehicle</i>.” But <i>Golf
Channel</i> wrote, “<i>Bubba Claus brings
joy to your heart, pain to your ears.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We’re not
qualified to judge Bubba’s talent as a musician – we only taught him to fly his
hovercraft golf cart. Take a look at his video and leave a comment to tell us
what you think – about Bubba the rapper and Bubba’s hovercraft …</span><br />
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<br />Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-70159580120398775442014-12-15T20:32:00.001-05:002014-12-15T20:34:31.429-05:00Hovercraft Operation: A Three-Legged Stool<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We at
Hovercraft Training Centers use the analogy of hovercraft operation as a
three-legged stool: If one leg is weak, it topples. The three legs are: <b>1) </b>A properly engineered hovercraft; <b>2)</b> Thorough pilot training; and <b>3)</b> A comprehensive maintenance program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When you
simply buy a hovercraft and take off on your own without pilot or maintenance
training, most likely it’s going to end up parked in your garage and,
whether you planned to use it for business or pleasure, your dream is going to
topple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">But when
you make sure your intentions have a strong foundation, your future with your
hovercraft will play out like Barry Eison’s – its novelty and usefulness will
increase over time. Barry is a 58-year-old mechanical engineer from Tennessee,
who bought a hovercraft a year ago, but first underwent training at HTC.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Barry keeps
a journal of his hovercrafting and often sends us excerpts, so we’ll let him
tell his story in his own words …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">January 2014:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I bought a hovercraft because every
time we go out hunting, fishing, exploring, we see places we can’t get to. So
many areas are inaccessible. Duck hunting is big in my area and one of the
biggest frustrations for duck hunters is you have to be able to go from water
to land to water – a hovercraft makes that possible. I’ve been looking at
hovercraft for five years. I’ve looked at every hovercraft company out there …
Neoteric is the only one that doesn’t have a single negative review.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>February 2014: </b>(after his HTC training
course)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“My biggest concern was being able to
safely operate the craft. Here’s what I learned:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1) Training is absolutely necessary.
If you don’t know how to use it, stay off of it!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2) A hovercraft is a flying machine.
Its capabilities must be learned and it takes time to learn to operate it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3) If one gets too “cocky” or arrogant
in their familiarization with the craft, you can get hurt of damage the
machine.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4) It’s important to learn to feel the
response of the craft and recognize that it doesn’t take much to alter its
flight.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5) Anticipate the path you will take
when you’re executing turns or other maneuvers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6) Think, think, think! Starting,
stopping – every move requires thought until you know it by heart.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">7) Don’t overreact when responding to
changes.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">8) Learn the machine – inside and out,
front to back.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">August 27, 2014:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I love this machine. The more I use
it, the more I realize the engineering and research & development that went
into its development. Well done, Neoteric, well done. I am becoming quite
confident with it and absolutely cannot wait to get it out hunting this winter.
It has already opened up areas that I have hunted my entire life but have never
been able to access.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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12, 2014:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“The hovercraft has performed very
well on the Mississippi River and in and around the barge traffic we encounter.
I was able to harvest my first deer from an area that I was previously unable
to access but can now using the hovercraft. The state game wardens think it is
fascinating and have given me the green light to use it freely on land or water
within their motorized vehicle guidelines.”</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">December 15, 2014:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“I took the hovercraft out on the
Mississippi River on Friday afternoon and deliberately targeted rough waters
(barge wakes, small whirlpools, traversing small rapids over rock dikes, swift
current) and the craft performed absolutely flawlessly. The more I use it the
more impressed with it I am. You may want to pass this on to other clients: Do
not take the training manual home and set it on a shelf. Print it, put it in a
notebook and READ IT. Everything you need to know about the craft is enclosed!
It has been a godsend for me.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thinking you might like to own a
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The first step to building a strong
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-52866546860342352992014-12-12T12:46:00.000-05:002014-12-12T12:46:44.269-05:00VIDEO: Hovercraft Pilot Training in Vietnam<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early this year, Hovercraft Training Centers' Senior Instructor Chris Fitzgerald traveled to Hanoi to train first responders from Vietnam's National Department of Rescue & Relief, as well as personnel from Tuyet Nga Co. Ltd., a security and rescue equipment supplier. Tuyet Nga purchased two Neoteric rescue hovercraft for use by the National Department of Rescue & Relief - a great asset in a nation so often plagued by monsoons and floods.</span><br />
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-60786145575427874162014-12-11T14:13:00.000-05:002014-12-11T14:54:05.174-05:00Hovercraft Training Centers in Action<div style="text-align: center;">
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-68018004237055575832014-12-05T14:54:00.002-05:002014-12-05T20:45:49.987-05:00Hovercraft: A Profitable Dream Come True<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Shaw
Couevas, a 27-year old from New Orleans, Louisiana, has the sense of adventure
and the entrepreneurial spirit to make his dream come true - and then to make it
profitable. But he also has the wisdom to make sure he knows what he’s doing –
by taking the proper training.</span></div>
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receives his Hovercraft Pilot Certification from HTC Senior Instructor Chris
Fitzgerald on the day he picked up his 6-passenger Neoteric HoverTrek™.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Shaw’s
story began when he was just a child. “<i>When
I was a small kid, I had a remote control hovercraft, and I was always trying
to build one. So I’ve always known about them, but I never thought I’d use one</i>,”
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then he
had an idea. “<i>I decided to open a tourism
business in New Orleans. I think hovercraft are a new and exciting way to get
customers down there and experience the wildlife.</i>” The decision came
somewhat naturally to Shaw: “<i>I’m one of
those American do-alls; I own a trucking company, I sell cars. And my dad has a
business, my mother has three businesses, my grandparents have businesses, so I’m
just following a family tradition. But this one, this is my monkey!</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">His first
step was to find the right hovercraft. “<i>I
really didn’t know where to go when I decided to do it, so I went on the
Internet. I called Neoteric because it seems to be the best on the market and
because the Hoverclub of America recommended Neoteric</i>,” he explained.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">His first
business expense was a bargain – he bought a pre-owned 6-passenger Neoteric
HoverTrek™. And when he came to pick it up in July, he arranged to take a
training course on it at Hovercraft Training Centers. “<i>I came up here because I really need the training. I wouldn’t want to take
the craft out with a bunch of people on it and think I can handle it then have
someone get hurt,</i>” he explained. <i>“It’s
one thing to watch it in a video, but it’s another to actually see it in
action. You can’t judge speed, you can’t judge maneuverability from a video –
you have to see it first-hand. You know, I’m willing to invest probably half a
million dollars in this project and I won’t do it unless I know for sure that I’m
ready to go</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Shaw is a “ready
to go” kind of guy, who approached his training with enthusiasm. <i>“I have a 700 hp 370Z, a 500 hp G37
Infiniti, a lifted F150 for mud, ATVs … give me an engine and a steering wheel
and I’ll take it on!</i>” he said. Better add rotors and rudders to that, because he's also a licensed helicopter pilot and boat captain!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in his new hovercraft …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">So, after
all his experience with other vehicles, how did Shaw feel about flying a
hovercraft? “<i>I’ve been smiles all the way
back! This is a dream, you know? And to possibly make money with it is a whole
new ballgame. It was really fun and educational and worth every penny to come
up here and do it</i>,” he said, “<i>I think
it’s going to be exactly what I’m looking for</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">He
continued, “<i>To be honest, I’m a big guy
and not a lot of things get up and move with me in them, and I was expecting a little
bit of a struggle, but I was surprised at how much power it had. But you need
the training. Without it, you could hurt yourself or cause thousands of dollars
of damage or hurt someone else. If you don’t train, you’ll be sorry later.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00021746106306190942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181229616355994205.post-29693069688136538062014-11-30T11:39:00.000-05:002014-11-30T17:48:02.387-05:00Hovercraft: The right vehicle for the job – or not?<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hovercraft
pilot training – that comes after you buy a hovercraft, right? Not always. In
fact, particularly with commercial hovercraft, it’s often just the opposite. Businesses
across the world come to Hovercraft Training Centers to determine if a
hovercraft could expand their services and boost their bottom line … and also to
protect their bottom line by letting them ‘fly before they buy.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">That’s
what brought Ed Savage to HTC. Savage is a Manager at Pella, Iowa-based Vermeer
Corporation – a manufacturer of construction, mining, utility, environmental
and agricultural equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Savage
explained why he took an HTC training course: “<i>I’m part of a research & development team at Vermeer and we’re
working with a customer on a project where there needs to be as little surface
damage as possible. So we’re trying to find the best vehicle for that, and I’m
here to see if a hovercraft is the best way to go. None of us has any experience
with hovercraft, so we thought it was best to do the training. Since it only
takes a day, it’s worth the time and expense</i>. <i>My goal is to learn how to operate it without destroying something, and
to make it successful on this project. It’s going to be a challenge.</i>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Vermeer’s
engineers, along with HTC Senior Instructor/Neoteric Hovercraft President Chris
Fitzgerald agreed that the customer’s project would be a challenge for any
vehicle, including hovercraft. The project involves traveling over delicate
peat bogs in Minnesota, and state and federal regulations mandate that these cannot
be damaged or disturbed. Minnesota has more peatlands than any other state
except Alaska, and its peat industry adds more than $10 million annually to its
economy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Since
Savage said, “<i>There’s a 99 percent we’ll
never be on water with the hovercraft</i>,” HTC customized the training to the potential
use, as always, and Savage’s flight training was conducted entirely on land …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">After a morning of
classroom training to learn how hovercraft work,</span></i><br />
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wireless headsets, instructor Chris Fitzgerald provides guidance and feedback</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as Ed Savage undergoes an afternoon of flight training.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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a peat bog, the final determination as to whether or not a hovercraft would
work for Vermeer Corp. would later be made via flight over actual peatlands in
Minnesota …</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">After his day of training, Ed Savage (right) receives his
Hovercraft Pilot Certification</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">from HTC Senior Instructor Chris Fitzgerald.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Savage described his training course: “<i>It’s
a neat feeling to just start floating up like that. It was a little more
difficult to catch onto than I thought it would be. You watch videos of
hovercraft and think, ‘Oh, that looks simple,’ but then you do it yourself and
see that training is definitely a necessity.</i></span>”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final
result of Vermeer Corporation’s feasibility study? When the hovercraft was
tested on the peat bogs in Minnesota, it was decided that the engineers and
Chris Fitzgerald were correct – this was a rare instance where the job was not one
for a hovercraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bottom
line? A hovercraft can be a valuable business asset – or it could turn out to be
an unnecessary expenditure. There’s only one sure way to find out …</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Take a <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Take-a-Test-Flight.html">Test Flight</a> or <a href="http://hovercrafttraining.com/Hovercraft-Flight-Training.html">Pilot Training Course</a> at HTC<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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