Terry is a hovercraft dealer
Here's Terry and his beautiful twin engined Air Commander.
Want a factory-built hovercraft? Call Terry for more info.
Terry Lobdell -- 630-844-3056
Terry's amazing jump
On what may have been the last warm day of 1997, Terry, Matt Cook, and I
took a cruise down the
fox river down to Wedron.
On a previous cruise, Terry had found a rock that was in the shape of
a natural ski-jump ramp and it got Terry thinking about the possibilities....
On the way home this time, we spotted the rock and Terry gave it a shot.
Click here for a picture of
Terry Lobdell's first jump .
I gave the rock a try, but didn't build up enough speed and rather than soaring
like an eagle, I went kerplop like pigeon poop. No harm done though.
Terry gave the ramp another try (click here for Terry Lobdell's second jump ) but he didn't get as high into the air
this time.
I ran out of film at this point, but Terry's third jump was the most
spectacular. The rock has a bit of a tilt to it, and after traversing the rock
at the wrong angle, Terry went up into
the air lopsided. Upon landing, one side hit the water before the other, and
there was a moment where it looked rather dicey.
It all happened too fast for me
to say exactly what happened, but I think one side splashed along the water's
surface while the other side was still up in the air. Terry got it all
under control, hovered over to an island, and decided that was enough for
one day. But he's already talking about going back. Me, I want to put
biodegradable paint on the rock to mark the right approach!
Safety note: Terry has been hovering for 15 years, and is an awesome
driver.
