Vortex and RR403 Progress

UK Team arrives with parts and expertise to make ready our Hovercraft for 2022 Oliver and Johnny, old hands with HoverAid get to work on the Vortex..  https://uk.hoveraid.org/wp-content/uploads/Vortex_Spin_Up.mp4#t=8,27 Patrick spins up the Vortex for the first time in a while!  Patrick testing the connection to the middle spark plug, he thinks he’s found a problem…

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UK Team to visit Madagascar HQ

Key members of the UK team, John, Gwyn and Andy will be visiting Madagascar this month to work with our local team at the start of our 2022 Medical Missions. They will provide vital support to our Madagascar operation including essential maintenance to the Hovercraft. Check back regularly for updates on the progress of their…

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News: Shelford, Madagascar, and Hovercraft?

John Greaves recently delivered a fascinating and challenging talk updating the Kaleidoscope group on the work of Hoveraid: Because so much of Madagascar cannot be reached by car, boat or aeroplane HoverAid uses hovercraft (hence the name) to conduct its relief work – reaching the unreachable. We also learnt that… Madagascar is larger than California;…

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MMS Marolambo

Our departure for Marolambo was delayed by 3 hours because of bad weather, there were a lot of clouds and we had a hard time landing too, but thank God we arrived safely. When we arrived, it was raining heavily and it was very cold, but that didn’t stop our team from installing equipment and…

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