HTC-trained Hovercraft Pilots on the Scene at Bridge Collapse in Washington State

When a bridge on Interstate 5 just north of Seattle, Wash. collapsed in the spring of 2013, the scene was like something out of a Michael Bay film: crumbled concrete and snapped reinforcement beams pouring into the river below, snapped steel trusses jutting out in all directions; mangled cars suspended in a tangle of metal and concrete; terrified motorists clinging to the debris, shivering as rescuers carefully extract them from the wreckage....

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HTC Founder Chris Fitzgerald Visits U.S. Navy Assault Craft Unit 4 and Steps into the Craftmaster’s Seat of LCAC-50

The untrained eye might not recognize much similarity between light hovercraft, such as the 6-passenger Neoteric Hovertrek — exclusive training craft of HTC, and the giant U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) — a 100-ton, $22-million behemoth designed to transport 180 fully-equipped Marines along with weapons systems and heavy cargo directly from ship to shore. But these two vehicles share a fairly significant — and perhaps surprising — trait:...

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World's First Hovercraft Flight Academy Launches

Hovercraft Training Centers LLC, the world’s first hovercraft flight academy, has launched its flagship location in Terre Haute, Ind. USA, offering comprehensive light hovercraft operation and maintenance training and certification for rescue, military, commercial and recreational hovercraft pilots. Hovercraft Training Centers (HTC) was founded by Chris Fitzgerald, who is also founder and President of Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc., the world’s...

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HoverWorld Insider, Official Publication of the World Hovercraft Organization, is Back on the Scene

HoverWorld Insider, the official publication of the World Hovercraft Organization, is back after a 5-year hiatus to cover news and events for the international community of hovercraft professionals and enthusiasts. Available as an e-newsletter and on the website of the World Hovercraft Organization here. The quarterly publication serves as a resource and a unifying voice for the growing world of hovercraft — including the rescue, military, commercial,...

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