Hovercraft testing at Bewl Water, Kent

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So, I agreed to meet with the Charity ‘HoverAid’ to record their testing of their new Hovercraft before it is shipped to Madagascar to join their other ‘workhorses’. Some of the clip actually ended up being used by ITV on an article they did on HoverAid. The venue is the Reservoir Bewl Water in Kent. They do not ordinarily allow drones to TOAL from their land, but I have a long relationship with them and they actively wanted me to film HoverAid to help them. Drone used was a 1st generation Mavic Pro. The flying backwards and sideways video was filmed ‘full chat’ in sport mode, so fun with the hovercraft sometimes only 4 metres or so away and with it’s own ‘pedal to the floor’. Footage of a hovercraft in action is a bit more unusual, so I hope you enjoy it - do please give it a ‘like’ on YouTube if you enjoy / don’t mind :grinning:

HoverAid at Bewl Water, Kent

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Great job.
Love a bit of hovercraft action. I’m lucky enough to live in Morecambe where our main lifeboat is a hovercraft The Hurley Flyer.

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Some excellent flying there @Lee_Clark :ok_hand: I want one (hovercraft that is):heart_eyes_cat:

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Hi @Lee_Clark I’ve edited your post to include the OneBox preview.

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Gee, thanks @seadog! They actually offered for me to go in the cabin and film from there but I was concerned that the cockpit shell would interfere with signal so just stayed on the shore. Cheers, Lee

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Thanks @SparkyFPV, hopefully I’ll remember your tip next time I post.
All the best, Lee

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Oooow, thanks @stevesb your own video is great, smooth video / cinematic…I’ve ‘liked’ on Youtube. All the best, Lee

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Cheers Lee.

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The hardest part seems to be second guessing which way they are going to go, or if they are going to speed up or slow down.

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That looks great! A rare opportunity. I want one of those hovercraft.

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I couldn’t agree more @stevesb , but I guess it keeps us on our toes, particularly when you have to also think about positioning of the drone to avoid ‘propwash’ from the hovercraft (water spray and sand) if you get too close.

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Yes, I do a fair bit of commercial drone flight (mostly in London), so as you say being a rare opportunity and HoverAid being a charity, I offered my services to them for free. I always wanted one of those single person racing hovercrafts when I was a kid.

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I’ve flown extremely close behind the Hovertravel craft entering the Ryde Terminal. Yep you’ve got to be careful as you’ll have a fly away at 100mph! :joy:

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