I have always wished to own a hovercraft but its so expensive and with its big size, i find it very difficult to operate in the normal situation. However, there are no small size personal hovercrafts available in the market. I recently came across this Rich Mans Hovercraft labeled Air Board. The reason i call it rich man’s hovercraft is because it is priced at $14,000, a whooping amount of money for a start up blogger like me. So i can only wish to get hold of one when am competing with LifeHacker or TechCrunch. Till then, i will prefer to blog about it only.
How AirBoard Works:
To manoeuvre it, all you need to do is stand on the flying saucer, put the circuit breaker strap on your wrist (like on a jetski), turn the wind turbine on, and in a blink of an eye, you will find yourself lifted a few centimetres above ground, floating on air, moving purely by the propulsion of the turbine. To control the Airboard, lean to the right to go right, lean to the left to go left, etc…
Then, push the hand accelerator to pick up speed and you will be surfing on air and able to make nifty moves: you can use the breaks now and then to take a turn, accelerate to pick up speed before letting yourself glide on air again… and so on until you discover all the possibilities associated with the pleasures of surfing, because this Airboard is a secure and fun way to surf and it is accessible to everyone.
So, ready to “Go to the Future”?
With a little bit of practice you will discover the whole range of manoeuvres available.
This new leisure will soon come with fun activities such as laser games on flying saucers, ball games and other activities for the joy of all!
What surface to ride it on?
The Airboard can be ridden on all hard grounds: concrete, ice, compact snow, mown grass, each surface giving different sensations!
You need to be 13 or 14 (according to your size and weight) to ride the Airboard. Soon, there will be an Airboard adapted to younger children.
Where to ride it?
In all leisure centres, some ice skating rings, with seasonal workers on the French and European coasts or at the foot of the skiing slopes.
Pictures of AirBoard
Video of AirBoard
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