eas___1990

This is really for a friend that is thinking of getting an air boat,is the aquacraft airfoorce a good boat to start out with.Also is airboat more costly and dangerous(the prop)than regular boats(the nitro hammer,thats the boat i got).Any replies will be aprecciated!!!



thanks,
ethan

boatman1

cost is about the same as any rc nitro boat & can actually be cheaper
in the long run if you like to build your own hulls & switch motors around
the fun factor goes up if you build a flat bottom the can run wet or dry
the dangers of a air boat are low due to runnin plastic or composite props
a wood prop is a no no on the water they splinter & are verryyyy dangerous[sm=angry.gif][sm=thumbdown.gif]
it actually less risk then a airplane prop gettin you[X(]
sorry havent had any hands on the airforce boat[&o]

smokingcrater

you have to take the standard precautions you would with any set of knives spinning at 13k rpm...

as far as the aquacraft, check tower hobbies scratch and dent section, i picked one up there for a very good price. the stock rudder is very limiting, search back on my threads in this forum for some easy mods to help it turn. I also dumped out the tower hobbies .46 for an irvine .53. that actually turned out to be too much power for the hull, it becomes unstable at full speed, but it is fun!!!

eas___1990

thanx man i never even saw that section before thats cool they nock off bout 40 bucks for a damaged box lol.

smokingcrater

I got mine for $149, missing the cowl. (which i probably wouldn't have on anyway!)