Rob Hinton 🇬🇧

Flying at Sea ✈️🚢 | Hovercraft Pilot 👨🏻‍✈️ | 12.3 Hacker🏌‍♂️| FA Coach ⚽️ | AVFC 🦁💜🩵 | Thoughts & opinions are mine, and mine only |

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

First BH weekend, DONE ✅️
That was a hectic/warm one 😅🥵
Beer o'clock 🍺 🍻

[Hovertravelltd @HovertravelLtd]

We’ve added extra crossings for the Bank Holiday weekend due to increased demand and a sunny forecast! ☀️
Travel between Southsea & Ryde in under 10 minutes and enjoy more flexibility this weekend.
Check the updated timetable and book now: https://t.co/6okYsGA6Q3
#BankHoliday

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

School & football isn't about who is the most popular or scores the most goals.
Have good attitude. Be humble, respectful and working hard. For these two, its that plus being brave and resilient beyond their years.
Assistant Head Pupil & Coaches Player of the Season.
Proud Dad 🥹

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Needed 😮‍💨

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@volyar17 Absolutely does not!!! This was booked and paid for when I had a job that I hated, but paid above minimum wage 😅

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Oooooooooooo yeeeeeeeeeah

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@MrSnaplegs She sailed, and you would not believe the ratio of Friday afternoon QEC sailings/arrivals to any other day or time 🤔

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Parked her up, so then there was really only one decent way to start my leave 🤷‍♂️

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Bloody love the IoW 🥰🥓☕️🍻🏌‍♂️⛳️

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Huge credit where its due - the @wightlinkferry shore staff on shift for the Wight Ryder 20.45 sailing from Ryde last night, and 05.15 from Portsmouth this morning, were absolutely amazing. VERY helpful indeed, so thank you! 👍🏻👏🏻

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

Two absolute legends & gentlemen, who have been at the forefront of my development over the past months. Sad to see them go, happy retirement!
Pete has completed 3 of my Type Rating/Line Checks and Steve 2, with the my 12000TD Type Rating being his last ever assessment 🥹

[Hovertravelltd @HovertravelLtd]

Last month, we marked the retirement of two of our longest-serving Captains 👏

Pete and Steve have played a huge role at Hovertravel keeping our hovercraft flying and helping shape the wider industry 🚤

Thank you both.

Travelled with them? Share your memories below 💬

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@ExplorerCoffees Cheers matey! Life is pretty darn good atm! And, funny you should mention the C&A thing......
I know who did this. And I will find them. 🤣

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

I thought I'd be whoop dooping and doing cartwheels after achieving a 40yr dream but, quite frankly, I'm too shattered 😅

The hardest 3 months of my life, and it continues to be now that the stabilisers are off. Never again will I be told that I can't multitask! 🤣

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@house_gareth 💯! Mainly put on me by myself 😒😫

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@AWenham1 @ShipsMonthly @ShippingMag @PortsmouthPort @visitportsmouth @BrittanyFerries That will explain the large amount of German tourists on my first solo trip!! A couple complimented me on my soft landing, you should have seen their faces when I said they were my first ever passengers 😅
"Oh, this is very funny!"
"....no, I'm serious!"
😳
🤣🤣🤣
They were fab.

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@volyar17 Cheers matey! For once, I'm actually proud of myself 😅

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@house_gareth Thank you! Kinda thought I'd proven that with Tempest, which was like spinning plates. This is like spinning plates, tapping the top of your head, whilst rubbing your tummy and playing keeps uppy all at the same time 😅

[Rob Hinton 🇬🇧 @HoverPilotRob]

@AWenham1 Unfortunately Steve, all I can divulge atm is that there is no plan for her make any more ventures into The Solent, hence the opportunity to make a circuit and land at Lee at the weekend whilst on trials, as a bit of a last hurrah 👍🏻

[Emily Hewertson 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @emilyhewertson]

Thinking of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday.

An inspiration to us all 🕊️