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Marcus Karlsson and Sofia Bernhäll, Swedish Sea Rescue Association
Chris Fitzgerald (4th from left) conducts a week-long hovercraft pilot training course in Sweden for Svenska Sjöräddnings Sällskapet, the Swedish Sea Rescue Association.
Picture Hovercraft pilot training Charles and Peggy Lin, and Gordon Lin, Taiwan
Kou-Hua "Gordon" Lin, receives his Class III Hovercraft Pilot Certificate from instructor Chris Fitzgerald. Mr. Lin is President of The Yoshine Helicopter Company, Neoteric's hovercraft dealer in Taiwan. Charles and Peggy Lin also attended training.
Photo Hovercraft Pilot training Crosslake Fire & Rescue MN
Assistant Chief Don Kosloski (right) and Corey Ledin (left) of the Crosslake Fire & Rescue Dept., Minnesota USA, receive their Class III Hovercraft Pilot Certificates from instructor Chris Fitzgerald.
Hovercraft pilot training image Demostene Zanidache, Mali
Demostene Zanidache (left) of Mali receives his Class III Hovercraft Pilot Certificate from instructor Chris Fitzgerald.

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.

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Advanced Hovercraft Pilot Training
Short clip of Capt. Cory Lingelbach of the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range receiving training in whitewater rescue piloting at the Indiana River Rescue School in South Bend, Indiana USA ...