HTC conducts training at Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China

HTC President and Senior Instructor Chris Fitzgerald traveled to Qingdao, China the week of Nov. 20 to conduct hovercraft pilot and maintenance training at Yellow Seas Fisheries Research Institute.

Brokered through China Haipai Hovercraft, Ltd., China’s most renowned aquaculture and marine science institutions will use a 4-passenger Neoteric hovercraft in their research operations. These include Shanghai Ocean University, the Ministry of Agriculture Ocean Fisheries Training Center, the China Fisheries Network, the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences and the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute.

Fitzgerald (3rd from left) is welcomed to the Institute by (from the left) China Haipai Hovercraft, Ltd. Business Assistant Zhou Meng Jie, General Manager Huang Xiaogang and Eliza, a translator …

The skyline in Qingdao, China provided a scenic setting for hovercraft flight training. Here, Dr. Sun Jianqiang practices hovering, with Chris Fitzgerald providing continuous instruction and feedback ...

Hovercraft Training Centers is honored to play a role in the important work of the vital work of these organizations, which are among the highest-ranking research institutes in the world.

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