Reserve a Demo Flight
On the water, off the waves, in your region, on your schedule. Tell us where you fly, what you fly for, and when — a real engineer at the other end responds inside one business day.
Book Your Demo
One form. Two routes. Recreational requests go to your nearest of 38 authorized service centers; commercial and procurement inquiries route directly to our sales engineering desk in Stevensville.
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What people ask before they book.
Four questions block nine of ten demo requests. Answered straight, with the numbers, no marketing varnish.
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How long is a demo, and what does it cost?
A confirmed demo flight runs 90 minutes on the water: 20 minutes of cockpit and pre-flight walkthrough, 50 minutes of hands-on piloting with a factory-trained instructor beside you, and 20 minutes for debrief and spec discussion. Recreational demos are $495, fully refundable against a deposit within 30 days. Commercial operator evaluations are quoted per fleet and credited against the first two unit purchases. No fuel surcharge, no insurance paperwork — bring a valid driver's license and you're cleared.
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Is there a demo location near me, and what if there isn't?
Active demo routes run out of 38 authorized service centers across North America, plus partner sites in the UK, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, and the UAE. If you sit outside our scheduled corridor, our logistics team will ferry a demo rig to a sheltered waterway within 250 miles of your zip code — average lead time is 11 days, billed at cost. Out of range entirely? We host two annual open-water demo weekends at our Stevensville, MD facility. Reservation list opens 90 days out and fills the first 60 seats in under a week.
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I'm a tour operator, not a buyer. Do you onboard commercial fleets?
Yes — 14 of the top 25 U.S. coastal tour operators run Flying Fish, including Grayline Ketchikan and Atlantic EcoTours. Commercial onboarding is a four-stage track: a fleet consultation with our commercial sales engineer, an on-site multi-day operator evaluation, certified pilot training (40 hours, logbook-issued), and a 90-day in-service review with shared uptime telemetry. Pricing is per-seat, not per-unit, and tied to your season. Start with the commercial intake form and we'll route you to the regional rep within one business day.
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What happens after I take delivery — service, parts, warranty?
Every production unit ships with a true 5-year hull-and-skirt warranty — versus an 18-month industry standard — and a 2-year powertrain warranty backed by our 99.4% average uptime figure across the 2023 fleet. Routine service runs through our 38 North American authorized centers and 11 international partners; a mobile service unit covers the Long Island Sound, Chesapeake, and Gulf Coast corridors on a rotating schedule. Parts inventory is held regionally, not just at HQ: 92% of service parts ship same-day. Customer support responds inside one business hour during operating windows, and our customer satisfaction score sits at 4.92/5 across 2,047 verified Trustpilot reviews.
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Already 1,180 demos flown across 23 countries — wherever you are, we are too.
- 23 COUNTRIES SERVED Stock and custom builds shipped to owners on six continents.
- 38 NA SERVICE CENTERS Largest authorized personal-hovercraft dealer network in North America.
- 1 BD RESPONSE SLA Every demo and sales inquiry answered inside one business day, weekdays.
- 99.4% FLEET UPTIME Highest reported in the personal hovercraft category across the 2023 fleet.
// COMMERCIAL FLEET INTAKE — 14 of the top 25 U.S. coastal tour operators run Flying Fish. Open the commercial track →