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.
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 Bubba’s Hover.
In this
commercial for Brazil’s Hollywood Cigarettes, filmed on Lake Isabella in
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! …
Also check out this video of
vintage Neoteric hovercraft featured in a 1983 commercial for Canada’s Labatt’s
Beer … and enjoy a Photographic Half-Century History of Hovercraft Training Centers and the Neoteric training
hovercraft.
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?
Time to step out of the past and into your future –
See how a hovercraft can make it brighter: Take a Test Flight or Training Course!
