Hovercraft are used in a variety of demanding roles, including search and rescue, environmental survey, border patrol, and sightseeing operations. Banderas Bay Hover Tours operates a fleet of 6-place Neoteric hovercraft. These craft are capable of carrying a 1,000 pound payload over a variety of terrain, including water (flat or rapids), snow, ice (even thin ice), sand, pavement, grass, swamp, mud, marsh and virtually any other relatively flat surface. It can even negotiate slopes in excess of 16 percent grade!
BBHT's HoverTrek-6 is a unique vehicle capable of performing in a variety of roles beyond tourism. These craft are commonly used for search and rescue, scientific research, and environmental survey applications. Unlike other vehicles, a hovercraft rides on a low-pressure air cushion. The HoverTrek-6 floats approximately 9-inches above the surface, thus minimizing the impact to the surface over which it operates. Equipped with a fly-by-wire thrust reverser system, this craft can back up, stop, hover-in-place, and maneuver in very close quarters.
