So cool! Now it just needs some pitch control so you can fly up out of ground effect 😉

It looks like you’re making good progress on this project… but the BEST part was seeing the pure joy on your face 😁😉 Congrats on a first successful flight ! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 BraVO I say !!

Been waiting for this video! Great Job!

Have you heard of the flairboat? It's a ground effect vehicle that was made a while ago that had a layout very similar to yours, except it also had fins(?) or a skirt(?) for lack of better word connecting the ends of the front wings to the back wings. Its only control surface was the rudder, and the roll was aerodynamically stable. Perhaps this addition of a skirt might help funnel air under the wings and increase the air pressure to help stability. Also counterintuitively, your craft might be too light and can generate enough lift to leave the ground effect. Maybe extra weight will help keep it in a safe ground effect as well as lowering its center of gravity to make it easier to control. Otherwise, I'm _really_ impressed with what you've been able to accomplish in a simple home shop. Keep up the good work!

I like it. Safety is first. Flying over water at low speed is practically harmless.

Hey I'm just a nobody but I wanted to tell you I absolutely love your videos. Please keep up the creative work. Watching your videos just gets my brains soaring. The possibility of your little flying machine is so cool. Thank you again. I sure hope someone helps you with their boat.

The Chariot Ekranoplan! I love how you simplified everything so much. No complex circuitry and no control surfaces. I love these small ground effect craft, but instead of spending hours retuning code, you just rode it like a chariot!

I understand your comment about flying something that you have created. You deserve a round of applause and the joy you have already received by completing the project!

This needs way more views! FANTASTIC WORK!

I know you already committed to the tandem wing but that is causing the runaway effect once angle of attack increases beyond what your weight shift can counter. If you were to make a new one or modify this design then a larger rear wing with a smaller wing at the front that has a higher angle of incidence would most likely cure that problem. Same as any Canard aircraft configuration works. The front wing stalls first and drives down the front so the rear never stalls. If done right I imagine it could be towed at varying speeds and be self stabilising. Also I wondered about the choice of that single rear fin behind you, if you were to lose grip on the handle and fall backwards then you'd injure yourself on that fin, maybe think about a twin fin design? Love your ambition and that you go out and build and then fly this thing - keep up the great work you're doing on this channel!

Hell Yeah - I’ve been waiting for this!

I’ve been waiting to see how long it would take for the modern world to realise the efficiency and benefits of ground effect and Ekranoplans This is such a fascinating project, and can’t wait to see how it develops.

FINALLY! Let's Gooooo!!!!!

Been waiting, figured it was going to be successful- but so great to see you flying it!!! Amazing idea, engineering, and build. Rock on fellow human. I'll be sharing this with my middle school students.

"It's a very efficient way to fly, and now you know why!" (2:06) .. the Ekranoplan way. ♥ Amazing progress, and achievement. Human flight! The ability to control centre of lift, or amount of lift on front wing would help to better manage pitch control. Thinking a simple hinged spoiler (pair) on front wing controlled via a bicycle brake could help? Even if pretty small, spoilers should add just that bit of extra control in addition to weight-shifting to enable endurance runs.

congrats on first flight man, that run looked killer! I love all the Ekranoplan/Ground Effect content you and Daniel have been producing; very cool stuff!

That looks so freaking cool! Congrats on flying your own creation.

Thanks X3 for sharing your video ....watching you fly your creation takes me back to my younger years trying out things I built myself...back then was a bit harder because there were no stores and neither the materials nor tools neither the internet access that we have today .... it was always fun to be the actor, be with the small crow or curious people and friends that had not clue but were the greatest helpers .... it was all fun even after the cuts and bruises..... keeping the creative child in us is really an art with all the adult needs and distractions .... congratulations you have plenty of experience to make it perfect while sharing with others ; )

You did it!!! So happy to see it all come together!!!

I volunteered with a ski school that specialized in teaching disabled people how to ski. In 1980 they taught me to ski when I was 10, then again when I was about 22 and went from skiing "2 track" to skiing "3 track" In the winter they teach snow skiing, in the summer they teach water skiing. As water skiing for some disabled people means tying the ski to the boat (if they can't hold the rope). This means a quick release on the boat, and someone ready to release the rope the instant the person fell or signaled they wanted to stop. Dragging disabled people through the water is 100% politicly in correct, also, it is not very fun to experience. I know, all the volunteers had to experience being dragged through the water for a couple of seconds, just so we would be motivated to pay close attention to the skier and be ready to release the rope. In some cases (like me) this involved dragging disabled people through the water, but it was done for a good reason, so it was okay. That was the most satisfying and rewarding jobs I have ever had, paid or volunteer. The system we used was way more simple that your method. There was a link between the rope and the boat. A small tug opened the link and the rope was released.

that is awesome dude. Don't quit. Please. You are making a change in the world.

Awesome! Congratulations. I look forward to seeing what the improvements achieve.

Good to see it! That was worth waiting for. Hope you get another video out of it.

Do dual throttle handles, attaching them to split elevators (right/left) on the horizontal stabilizer. Set them up so that the natural rotation on the throttles from forward/backward body movement cause the split elevators to counter react. Ergo, knuckle down rotation from leaning forward would send the elevators down, forcing the nose down. Ergo, knuckle up rotation from leaning back would send the elevators up, forcing the nose up. The same would apply to sideways leaning, as well, which would correct for roll. That's the solution.

Love. Can't wait for the next one!

Spars proove worthy! Thankyou ! Ive been studyin homebuilts for 30 years ,your proof helped show me

That Is EPIC! I sail a foiling Moth and can still remember how cool my first flight was, I can only imagine how good yours felt!

Totally hilarious and cool. Bravo!

you should switch to a twin tail and larger tails. your body is blanking out the small current tail. plus if you fall back with a twin tail you fall between the tails. (safety) your upright should be held on with break away pins in case you take a nose dive. there are a few other changes I would make but that should get you going.

Great post my friend. Super Fun indeed ! 🌞🌴⛵️

Congrats to your own designed and built machine. Awesome.

Congrats! Looks like you had a lot of fun! :)

That was great. Congratulations!

Very cool. That was fun to watch 👍🏻

Great. Looks so much fun

Great work. Congrats!

Best Squarespace sponsor ad I've seen in a while. Also, fantastic engineering and effort!

Man, this is so amazingly awesome!

Amazing Vee-hickle. Well done.

Nice! Congrats on your first flights!! A dream come true indeed!

Thank for sharing the joy

THIS IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Sooooo sick!!

That looks really fun.

Well done! Congratulations

Ahhh anticipated video

Great project! If it’s not too much work, can you overlay/pip the current speed in your next video?

Glad to see you didn't hurt yourself. A better control system might be two poles taller than you, connected at the top and side wired to both leading and trailing edges of the wingtips. Or, if you have sufficient backing for two struts per pole, you wont have to make the control poles that high. But you will need at least two struts per side, forward and trailing to make a captured triangle. On launch you can walk through the control frame and hold on with arms behind you. Remember that boat speed does not necessarily equal airspeed. They sell cheap digital anemometers nowadays that plug into your phone. At least she flew. Too much more time investment into this may prove frustrating as one bad landing will result in serious structural failure. But hey, you did it and that must feel amazing. Grats!

The thumbnail is epic really.

Seeing the photos is one thing, seeing the video is another. I can’t imagine what’s it’s like to ride it

Good job, very impressive !

Awesome!

Absolutely awesome project!

Well done!

Very good ... very inspiring!!! Keep going!

Must have been super satisfying after all that hard work, awesome job!

Looks like fun!

I had my doubts about the durability of the build but I was wrong completely wrong. I stand corrected with a giant smile on my face because that looks like a lot of fun. Your ambition was rewarded with what a would call a complete success. Very cool build just a fantastic result.

Awesome.. congrats.

Keep it up! You are awesome!

Congratulations!!!

This is awesome!

Very happy for you.

Dope video man

Instead of weight shift, you could try tow point shifting. Low tow point will help getting in the air, higher tow point will prevent kiting. Sailplanes use a high tow point for aerotow and a belly hook just forward of cg for ground winch/automobile/bungee launch. Winch tows utilize kiting for a parabolic launch curve.

Very nice! Deserves follow up in adding some kind of elevator surface and 6-axis-gyro to improve pitch-stability.

Thats so cool!!

Cooool!!

This build needs: An Intel powered Mini PC, LED marker lights in compliance with aviation/boating laws, some custom flight software, and an elevator.

I like your plane builds very much sir!

Bravo, awsome work. Best wishes for even more succes from New Zealand.

An interesting and fun vee-hickle!

Well done guy! You've finally do it ! As I've said previously on ideas, you absolutely need a better vertical rudder. Including basic cablecontrol of whole surface or half if more easy to built. At least 3 or 4x actual vertical surface you have And I think I use this mod benefit to add an horizontal control surface with big dièdre for stability and help controlling the attitude Upper than your own size. And for the center of Gravity, push forward your whole position. After that it will fly forever. Well done 👍 Cheers from France 🇲🇫

Congratulations, it's a great development. May be you can measure the tension force in the rope for power requeriments calculations. Pitch stability could be improved increasing the angle of attack in the front wing like a canard. Greetings from Ecuador

this channel is way too underrated

Been waiting for this! Great job!

That was a great video, Fellow Human.

There's a reason why no ground effect prototypes use your 4 wing design. You also need to rethink the amount of vertical stabilisation.

Birds use this effect when landing. Another thought: Towing does create a wave street that is not there when you have some kind of propulsion on the vehicle itself...

That's amazing. Such a lot of work and perseverance. Awesome. BTW I think they used a large horizontal stab that is raised above ground effect to counter the shifting Cp, moment of rotation problem. I'm sure I've seen that in another WIG video. I'm also confident you could do it with a control system that spoils the front wing. Perhaps like a surface follower wand like they use in hydrofoil heave control.

When I saw the short version , I thought it was drunken frat boys goofing around . But this guy is actually legit , pretty cool.

Congratulations on another great design. That looks like a ton of fun in the water. I was worried you might slip and fall back onto the vertical stabilizer. If your footing is ever an issue, you can add some gritty non-slip surface where your feet go.

Congratulations!

Gorilla Glue should totally sponsor this project! The Square Reset 😂

The Perris Lake Monster lives!!!

So glad it worked, great project! Maybe two handles going front to back, one on each side of you like railings, rather than one right in front of you? Would let you move forward/back more.

Красавчик!!! У тебя получилось!!! Я верил в тебя!!!🤙🏻✊🏻👍🏻

Yessss!!!

Good job

That is so cool, I would love to try and fly on it. Would love to see it have some kind of steering.

Where can I find plans or information on that wood frame hotwire you used for the wings on the smaller prototype

Great video! I love how it looks, flies (well.. not really), and just how it turned out! Keep up the good work! Also, here’s another idea. Giroboat. Pretty much a gyrocopter on a canoe yet again towed via boat. No power needed. That would be fun to see!

I love this project!! Maybe just changing your handle with side hand rails can fix your pitch control. Regards 😁

This could evolve in to whole new water sports activity.

I love the skirt idea. Similarly, What about a tube that connects the front and rear wings. After becoming airborne it would open on both ends simultaneously and the excess pressure front would be placed in the rear, and help level the structure.

That's awesome!!! congrats on the successful testing and flight. Have you considered something like a hangglider harness setup for your weight shifting?

OMG here we go! 🤩cheers from china mate. watching the vid now

Fantastic job! Alexeyev, Fischer and Jorg would all be proud of you! Bravo dude! I wonder could you sell them as leisure craft, to finance future stuff?!

Hugely impressive - great results from a sleek and visually simple design. I did wonder if you could create a more progressive transition from boat to plane if you had some small hydrofoils fitted to reduce drag at the point of leaving/returning to the water's surface ?

Awesome...| I think you should incorporate some control surfaces into the craft as well as add another rope release that is controlled by you the piolet. could be an Awesome new water toy that tons of people would buy.