VIDEO: Rescue Hovercraft Training in Viet Nam

As we posted earlier, HTC Senior Instructor Chris Fitzgerald is in Viet Nam this week, training first responders from the National Department of Rescue and Relief. Also being trained are Personnel from Tuyet NGA Co. Ltd., a supplier of security and rescue equipment, who is an Agent/Dealer for Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc. The two hovercraft in the video were purchased by Tuyet NGA and will be used by the National Emergency Response team – which will be a great asset in a country plagued by monsoons and floods. Enjoy a video of Fitzgerald demonstrating...

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Tetra Tech tests hovercraft for ordnance removal project

Sometimes a commercial hovercraft is the only vehicle that can get the job done. There’s a sure way to discover if that’s the case for your company: follow Tetra Tech’s lead and take a training course at HTC to experience hands-on what a hovercraft can do for you. It’s the logical first step. Based in California, Tetra Tech is a global consulting, engineering and construction firm with 330 offices worldwide. Tetra Tech also provides disaster...

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Hovercraft Pilot Training in Viet Nam

Hovercraft Training Centers performs hovercraft pilot and maintenance training throughout the world. This week HTC founder and senior instructor Chris Fitzgerald has traveled to the Tuyet Nga company (Russia Snow Co. Ltd.) in Hanoi, Viet Nam to train company personnel as well as first responders from Viet Nam’s National Department of Rescue and Relief. Tuyet Nga is a supplier of security and rescue equipment, with offices in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh...

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Hovering on thin ice: An HTC Training exercise

When you undergo pilot and maintenance training at HTC, your training doesn’t necessarily end when you complete your course. For instance, HTC flight instructors Chris Fitzgerald and Steve Stafford recently met with first responders from the Hazelton Fire Department and the Perry Clear Creek Fire Department for ice rescue training exercises on Lake Monroe. Located near Bloomington, Lake Monroe is the largest lake in Indiana. With below-freezing...

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Hovercraft Training "goes to the dogs!"

HTC graduate Gary Meyers isn’t the only one reaping the benefits of his training course! Ride along as Joey Meyers, the Official HTC HoverPup – sporting sunglasses and Mutt Muffs – cruises around Arizona's Lake Havasu in his Neoteric hovercraft ... Would someone in your family enjoy a hovercraft ride? Treat them to a Test Flight … ...

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Deer rescuers credit HTC and Neoteric Hovercraft

Even if you’ve already seen the heartwarming viral video of the deer rescue in Minnesota, this raw footage is definitely worth watching. HTC grad James Kenison and his father Doug of MedCity Hovercraft use their Neoteric hovercraft – and their piloting expertise – to save the lives of three deer stranded for days on the ice of Albert Lea Lake. As one reporter wrote, “It’s a father/son rescue mission unlike anything you’ve ever seen” … Sometimes hovercraft...

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Take to the Outer Limits!

Watercraft adventures in Florida have reached a whole new dimension – thanks to Outer Limits Hovercraft Tours! Owners Ron Michaels and Ryan Peacock are using a hovercraft to go above and beyond in their All Florida Watersports WaveRunner tours and parasailing business on Marco Island. “We wanted to bring an attraction that has never been offered in our area – something a bit different. We started looking on the Web and there you were. We went on...

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Let Cupid take flight in a whole new way!

A card, chocolates, dinner … sure, that’s fine. But here’s a way to make this Valentine’s Day the sweetest one ever. Treat your significant other to a Neoteric hovercraft joyride at HTC headquarters in Terre Haute, Indiana! Learn a bit more about Neoteric Hovercraft from Wealth TV’s Boys Toys, hosted by Emmy-nominated Jenn Barlow … Are you ready to give the most unique gift possible? Just click the link below to sign up and we’ll contact you within 48 hours to schedule the flight for the date of your choice. Then we’ll email you a gift...

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First responders: Is a hovercraft right for you?

There’s no better way for first responders to determine if a hovercraft will suit their rescue needs than to undergo a training course at HTC – just like Chris Kleppe and Sean Geib. Chris (Supervisor) and Sean (Assistant Supervisor) are in charge of the University of Wisconsin Lifesaving Station in Madison. Established in 1909 on 10,000-acre Lake Mendota, the Station is a safety and rescue operation for both the University and the city of Madison.  Sean...

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HTC grad Alberto Torruella: “I think training should be required.”

Alberto Torruella is a man who knows his business. The 80-year-old attorney comes from a background of sugar cane farming in Puerto Rico. Then things got interesting: “Initially our business was sugar, but my great-grandfather started producing rum. After Prohibition, we set up a distillery and went into the rum business, which was kind of a secondary business at the time.” Alberto’s “secondary business” is now the Serralles Distillery, makers...

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