Re: Are hovercraft controlled with Driving or Piloting? Plus other vehicle skill stuf
Piloting (Hovercraft)
Once the skirt is inflated there is not traction or contact with the ground.
The internal fans inflate the skirt and the external fans provide power with rudders to direct travel.
It is heavy on inertia, put bluntly we are looking as Newton's laws being applied. That is, without traction, the vehicle relies on the rudder to turn but it will keep momentum in the previous direction of travel until the thrust has exerted enough power to keep the vehicle travelling in its new direction.
When entering water the Hovercraft still has no contact for traction. The difference is it may need to accelerate to get over the 'hump'. Waves help keep the nose in the water and powering up allows the vehicle to ride on top of the waves.
Smaller Hovercraft often rely on their crew on shifting the centre of gravity in order for it to perform at its peak performance.
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