HTC Grad Organizes New Hovercraft Event: 1st Annual Havasu HoverFest

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.

Take, for example, HTC grad Gary Meyers. 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 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!”

Gary and "Neo" on the Colorado River, with the majestic Topock Gorge in the background.

And now Gary is sharing his adventures, by organizing a brand new hovercraft event – the 1^st Annual Havasu HoverFest, coming up April 10-12 in conjunction with the largest boat show in the West - the Lake Havasu Boat Show. The HoverFest will include hovercraft demos, time trials off the beach, and a cruise up the Colorado River. 

Jump on board “Neo” and get a preview of the HoverFest as you cruise up the Colorado River with Gary …

If you’re already a hovercrafter, you can

register now for the Havasu HoverFest …

If you aren’t, there’s still time to take a Flight Training Course 

and own a hovercraft!

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HTC grad featured on NatGeo TV’s “None of the Above”

There are two sure ways to end up in the spotlight: 1) Learn to fly a hovercraft at HTC, and 2) Own a Neoteric hovercraft. Just ask Gary Meyers: he and his hovercraft, which he named “Neo”, are becoming nearly as famous as Bubba’s Hover!

See for yourself this fall, when Gary and “Neo” will be featured on National Geographic TV’s None of the Above, hosted by the popular British host Tim Shaw. Shaw is a child science whiz turned stunt-happy engineer, who pairs science, humor and stunts on None of the Above “to amaze and dumbfound in equal measure. He challenges the people he meets, and the audience at home, to predict the outcome of a series of ever more spectacular experiments before uncovering the science behind the jaw-dropping outcomes.”

Gary Meyers (left) and Tim Shaw (right) get set for some stunt hovering on Lake Las Vegas.

Here’s a great video preview of the filming on Nevada’s stunning Las Lake Vegas …

You’ve probably seen Gary’s custom hovercraft before and may be wondering what happened to all its artwork. NatGeo felt his craft was so striking it might be distracting! “I was asked to cover the Tek-Wrap logos and images so as to not distract viewers, so Neo was all white,” Gary explains.

Gary reviews the filming: “Tim Shaw rode in the hovercraft with me on several “test flights” where we spun around on Lake Las Vegas and then flew up the beach toward the cameras and other participants. On the first take, I was to run perpendicularly up the sloped beach and stop right in front of multiple TV cameras. No problem – perfect landing! (Thanks to Hovercraft Training Centers, Chris Fitzgerald and Neoteric!) We filmed this approach four separate times at my fastest possible speed, and each time I landed almost exactly on the same spot.”

“The hovercraft was the main feature of the entire episode,” Gary adds. “I also did a separate interview where I described the Neoteric HoverTrek's features and benefits, and I hope that my many positive comments will survive the editing process!”

Enjoy a few more photos of the filming while you wait for Gary and Neo to make your jaw drop this fall on NatGeo’s None of the Above. And leave a comment below to let us know what you think and if you plan to watch the show!

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VIDEO: Bubba Watson has nothing on Gary Meyers!

Bubba’s hovercraft golf cart made a major splash with the Bubba’s Hover viral video. Let's make this one go viral, too!  

Watch HTC grad Gary Meyers turn the Refuge Golf & Country Club’s Wine Festival in Lake Havasu City, Arizona into an extraordinary event. (By the way, "Neo" is his hovercraft's name.) Just goes to show you that with proper training and any Neoteric HoverTrek you, too, can hover like Bubba … 

Hover like Bubba and Gary – Take a Test Flight! …

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