THE PLAN DETAILS

Now is the chance to be a corporate  HERO!!

A chance to be the  leader  in Emergency Humanitarian Rescues.

This is the time to have your corporation's name of [SHELL, for an example ] associated with hurricane and disaster rescues  using  hovercrafts,  providing  disaster relief  from the storm. Your corporate name will be shown on every  news station in the  country. Repeatedly. People will watch wide eyed as [SHELL ] corporation effects daring  rescues of people and animals  that other conventional boats and vehicles cannot accomplish. Your corporation will be known as the progressive thinking team who  saved thousands  of lives under extreme conditions … with a  sexy space age veichial.

Imagine  a crew of rescuers in their day glow safety equipment with [SHELL ] logo, standing in front of [SHELL] decaled hovercrafts and a hoard of hundreds who have just been rescued standing behind them. The advertising of your corporation will be 100 fold over conventional methods, being the  front story  on every national television station. What is the value of such advertising exposure?  Approximately ......

$ 350k/Minute, or over one $ million every year.

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Plan Details

Necessity

In the event of a city wide flood such as Huston or New Orleans, thousands of people need rescue. In the latest Huston flood, 67,000 people were rescued with small boats, none of which were specifically designed for the task. It was what is known as a “Mosquito Fleet”.

Storm Rescue

The current disaster relief procedures for major coastal cities

are :  .. There are NO procedures.

Flood rescues are carried out a few days after the storm event

by volunteers with row boats, outboard motorboats, and in some

cases airboats. Helicopters are used only for extreme rescues

due to the high danger and high cost. This will be the first

organized rescue team for hurricane events, operating as the

first rapid response team. Without question, the first hovercraft

rescue team.

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The Team

HRT proposes to use four (4) completely amphibious hovercrafts to rescue people, animals, and move in emergency supplies and personnel. Later .. critical materials (like legal papers and personal artifacts) can be rescued for a fee. Our 6 highly trained operators will

work around the clock to ensure that ALL people are saved from disaster. Nothing will stop them, day or night, until everyone is safe on dry land.

The Credentials

West Coast Hovercraft Inc. is one of only a few hovercraft manufacturers in the United States and has been in business since 1995. The company has built over 40 hovercrafts, mostly for various government agency use. The CEO, Charles Beyer, has over 5000 hours operating these machines, and is possibly the best pilot world wide. He trains other pilots on a regular basis. The other 5 team members will be highly trained in both operation and repair. All personnel will have life saving medical training and rescue training. Volunteers are welcome to assist us.

The Hovercrafts

The industrial model of these hovercrafts have been in service for 38 years with government agencies (EPA,DNR,F&W, Dept of Ag, Parks Dept, Dept of Ecology, and others (private parties)). These hovercrafts are not like the recreational craft with a bath of spray and noise, but safe, quiet, dry and stable. This design allows the hovercrafts to stop on a dime, spin in place, and maneuver effectively like no other hovercraft that has been made before. These hovercrafts can respond quickly at up to 30 MPH across dry land, partially submerged land, wholly submerged in water, fast water, 3 foot rapids and winds up to 20 knots. The amazing machines can and will maneuver close enough to load on people from a rock, rooftop or car top in a raging stream. The hovercrafts can get into small and tight places where other craft can not.

Please see a Youtube video of operstion at :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-Orpk27DY

Capacity

Each hovercraft vehicle can collect and transport to safety a minimum of 5 people per hour (possibly more). Four hovercrafts working 24 hours non-stop, could rescue upwards of 480 people a day. If a major city is flooded, like Miami, Buliox, or Tampa, (a few obvious possibilities), tens of thousands of people may need emergency services simultaneously.

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Communicate - Network

HRT [Hovercraft Rescue and Transport] will have an abundance of operations to do in any storm event, if not an overwhelming amount. HRT will be in close contact with local emergency services who will have the incoming calls from people in danger. Through dispatches from emergency services and GPS, HRT will respond to the most critical crises as well as rescuing in the hardest hit neighborhoods and where services are most needed. All rescues will be recorded on camera and noted in daily paperwork. Gratuities will be accepted, particularly for non human rescues, such as valuables and materials transport. No individual person, group of people, organization, or municipality will be charged for live rescues. All live rescue work will be philanthropic and attributed to the [SHELL] corporation.

The Location

Where the storm water is, of course. Storms are expected to make landfall in the SE United States starting in September. The team will be in the deep south at the start of the season ... “storm chasing”. Our operation is self contained, meaning that we have our own lodging and repair facilities with us. Weather channels will be monitored to determine what area to get close to and where to set up a base camp.

The hovercrafts and team will be deployed

from there to the most critical sites. It is

expected that the camp will be moved 3

to 4 times in the following 3 months as the

hurricanes batter the coast.

When

HRT will operate in the fall during the

months of September, October, and

November. The hovercrafts will be on the

scene in the first hour that the winds drop

below 20 MPH and continue rescue

operations until the most critical needs

have passed, and longer for clean-up operations as needed.

Duration

The HRT program is designed to last a minimum

of 3 years of operations. The first year has the

greatest capital expense, with the two following

years being reduced in price to mostly operating

expenses.

Inventory

West Coast Hovercraft Inc. currently has a 1200

pound payload, 165 HP 11x20 foot hovercraft …

and … a 7x14 foot, 25 HP ultra light, ultra athletic

rescue hovercraft with a payload of 600 pounds. More can be taken and gotten “on plane” if intermittent shallows are available. The small hovercraft can grab two people at a time, whereas the large one can be loaded with 5 people not including the pilot. The cycle time between pickups is very fast. In addition, HRT comes with a full complement of tools and repair materials, such as belts and skirt repair vinyl. Our team comes with all necessary tents, tarps and cookware to provide for the crew and volunteers.