News & Updates
Commercial Pilot Training, Kuwait
In Kuwait, Neoteric President Chris Fitzgerald trains Hyundai E&C hovercraft pilots using Neoteric craft in the construction of the controversial Mubarak Al-Kabeer port on the Khor Abdullah waterway at Bubiyan Island. Much of the training took place during a severe sandstorm. Full story & photo gallery …
Rescue Hovercraft Pilot Training, USA
First responders from the Norman Township Fire Department,
Wellston, Michigan USA undergo hovercraft pilot training on Indiana’s Wabash
River in their new Neoteric Rescue Hovertrek™. Full story & photo gallery …
Rescue Pilot Training, Thailand
The monks at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Temple and the Dhammakaya Foundation in Pathum Thani, Thailand are trained to utilize
two 6-passenger Neoteric hovercraft as flood rescue vehicles. See the photo gallery …
Rescue Hovercraft Training, China
Pilot training instructors Chris Fitzgerald and Steve Stafford conducted six days of
challenging rescue hovercraft flight training for firefighters from the Hong
Kong Fire Services Department in their new 6-passenger rescue Hovertrek. Full story with photos …
Hovercraft Pilot Training
Hovercraft Pilot Training is a subsidiary of Neoteric Hovercraft, Inc., the original and most experienced light hovercraft manufacturer in the world. Neoteric Hovercraft has trained and certified rescue, recreational, commercial and military hovercraft pilots for more than 30 years. Neoteric’s exclusive training program, developed by hovercraft pilots, engineers and educators, is the most comprehensive light hovercraft pilot training course in existence.
Neoteric provides certified hovercraft pilot training to each customer, free with hovercraft purchase, at its Terre Haute, Indiana USA corporate headquarters. Pilot training is also available without purchase, with a reduced course fee for each additional person. For on-site training at your location, please contact us for details.
The Training Program
The Neoteric Hovercraft Pilot Training & Maintenance Course provides classroom instruction with a comprehensive Hovercraft Pilot Training Manual as well as flight training on land and water. Half the course is devoted to hovercraft flight training; course participants not only observe the hovercraft in operation but gain thorough experience in hands-on piloting. Classroom curriculum explains how a hovercraft works, the fundamentals behind piloting a hovercraft, basic terminology and instruction in hovercraft maintenance.
Advanced / Specialized Hovercraft Pilot Training
Neoteric Hovercraft also offers advanced pilot training courses to meet the specialized needs of rescue, commercial and military hovercraft pilots, including Ice Rescue Training, Whitewater Rescue Training, and Flood Rescue Training. Specialized training is also conducted for LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) military hovercraft pilots. Contact us for more information.
Featured Video