Setting up the MudSkipper for flight. Homebuilt wing in ground effect flying boat.

Here is a quick video showing the setup process. it Is sped up 32X to make the video easier to watch. The whole process takes 30 minutes. At boat ramps with a gradient greater than 5.5 degrees the process is easier as I do not need to push the whole trailer into the water detached from the car.

[danielclark]

What a great looking unit! Sooo jealous of you out flying around! 😊

[nevatotadat]

Beautiful machine, great videos!
Does the Mudskipper stay IGE "Hands Off" or does it need constant corrections to fly this close to the surface?

[TydalWind]

Legally, did you need to register this craft as a boat or an aircraft? Perhaps both??? Most curious...

[Gusto]

Fascinating set up. I recall an individual, or business, doing trial tests for a commercial ground affect vessel in Cairns, about 10 years ago. It never 'got off the ground' so to speak, which is a pity. I do a bit of kite surfing/foiling where I live so I can understand the value in getting above the chop.

[MaxPowers]

I can't get enough of this craft. I really want to build one of these.

[Ben-Dixey]

Thanks for the video James, narrated videos are so much better and you clearly have that skill. Great info!

[MyBelch]

Words spa and spar are not homophones. 😊

[prasetyo-edi]

how was the stability of the shape of flexible wing?