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I was lucky enough at the weekend to be visiting this place.
You should try to drive(?)/fly one of these things, it is the strangest thing I have ever done, and I can say that I did manage not to hit anything, although I did get very close to sideswiping a parked quad bike and the other hovercraft.
It was the hardest thing I have had to control in years, it reminded me of my mates old agro, but it is great fun blasting into and out of the lake.
You should try to drive(?)/fly one of these things, it is the strangest thing I have ever done, and I can say that I did manage not to hit anything, although I did get very close to sideswiping a parked quad bike and the other hovercraft.
It was the hardest thing I have had to control in years, it reminded me of my mates old agro, but it is great fun blasting into and out of the lake.
When I was a nipper I tried to stand on a Flymo, and was most disappointed that it didn't have enough lift to hover with me stood on it.
I think the nearest I've come since must be driving a battery forklift with slick tyres in a big puddle of water and oil on a smooth concrete floor.
I think the nearest I've come since must be driving a battery forklift with slick tyres in a big puddle of water and oil on a smooth concrete floor.
My Dad made one in the 70's. I was the only one small enough at the time to be able to fly it for any length of time.
Great fun. Had I known then what I know now about air-flow and fuel consumption, I reckon we could have had it going for many minutes instead of many seconds per run.
Great fun. Had I known then what I know now about air-flow and fuel consumption, I reckon we could have had it going for many minutes instead of many seconds per run.
UKBoB said:
Id like to buy one of these, one day I imagine the inertia-esq handling is loads of fun, especially at 50mph
I dont suppose any kind of license can or needs to be obtained? Are there limits to where one can take them for a spin?
We built ours from scratch from a plan, but there are a number of places you can buy fully built models from.
You don't need any sort of licence but you do need a lot of common sense and plenty of space. We found the best place to use it was the beach, but also used it in a couple of large parks and on a disused airfield near Edinburgh.
The main problem you would have would be hitting someone without public liability insurance.
The handling is cool though. No brakes so a quick 180 and full throttle often required to stop. You have to plan quite far ahead when driving one.
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