pic: steering

[Bryan D]

How thick is your plywood? (I'm assuming that's what the 'fins' are made of) Because it doesn't look all that thick and doesn't wood bend fairly easily when it has such a large surface area (based on the comparison to the person next to it) If the wood started flexing during your 'flight' is it possible that it would horrible mess up your steering abilities? Have you considered a more rigid material by chance..

[Ryan Albright]

Are you going to have a kill switch? Just in case you break the string or loose control? Its looking great i might take on a project like this towards the end of summer

[adamrp]

Originally Posted by Ryan Albright

Are you going to have a kill switch? Just in case you break the string or loose control? Its looking great i might take on a project like this towards the end of summer

The fastest way to stop any hovercraft is to shut off the lift engine, which can be done easily by throttling the engine to zero or, in our case, simply turning the key since it's electric start.

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