Here’s a
familiar scenario: someone buys a vehicle for recreation – a jet ski, a boat, a
snowmobile – to use it a few times, then the novelty wears off and it ends up
languishing in their garage, or they sell it.
This is
rarely the case with a hovercraft, and Barry Eison’s story is the perfect
example. Barry, a 56-year-old mechanical engineer from Tennessee, purchased a
4-passenger Neoteric HoverTrek™ a year ago and his enjoyment of his hovercraft
continues to grow.
Barry
bought a hovercraft because “Every time
we go out hunting, fishing, exploring, we see places we can’t get to. So many
areas are inaccessible. Duck hunting is big in my area and one of the biggest
frustrations for duck hunters is you have to be able to go from water to land
to water – a hovercraft makes that possible.”
One reason
the novelty of his hovercraft hasn’t worn off is that Barry entered his new
adventure wisely - first, by purchasing the right hovercraft. “I’ve been looking at hovercraft for five
years,” he said. “I’ve looked at
every hovercraft company out there … Neoteric is the only one that doesn’t have
a single negative review.” And next, by undergoing pilot training at
Hovercraft Training Centers.
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Barry Eison (right) accepts his Hovercraft Pilot Certification from
Neoteric President/HTC Senior Flight Instructor Chris Fitzgerald. |
As do most
of our customers, Barry stays in frequent communication with us at Neoteric.
You can see from a few of his emails over the last year how his hovercraft is
definitely not going to end up languishing in his garage! …
August 27, 2014:
“My overall thoughts to date are:
1) I love this machine. The more
I use it, the more I realize the engineering and research & development
that went into its development.
2) I want to experiment with different
material for the bags.
3) This craft would be easy to learn
to drive if someone drove it who had never driven anything else.
4) I am becoming quite confident
with it and absolutely cannot wait to get it out hunting this winter. It has
already opened up areas that I have hunted my entire life but have never been
able to access. Well done, Neoteric, well done.”
November 12, 2014:
“The hovercraft has performed very
well on the Mississippi River and in and around the barge traffic we encounter.
I was able to harvest my first deer from an area that I was previously unable
to access but can now using the hovercraft. The state game wardens think it is
fascinating and have given me the green light to use it freely on land or water
within their motorized vehicle guidelines.”
December
15, 2014:
“I took the hovercraft out on the
Mississippi River on Friday afternoon and deliberately targeted rough waters
(barge wakes, small whirlpools, traversing small rapids over rock dikes, swift
current) and the craft performed absolutely flawlessly. The more I use it the
more impressed with it I am. My only regret is that I wish that I had ordered
the six person craft versus the four person.
You may want to pass this on to other
clients who purchase your hovercraft in the future. Do not take the training
manual home and set it on a shelf. Print it, put it in a notebook and READ IT. Everything
you need to know about the craft is enclosed! It has been a godsend for me.”
