Air Patriot

[Wellcraft_Dave]

Hey guys, I'm diggin out some pix... found this one when we used to be into the water-sport stuff.

Anyone ever try this or have one??

AIR PATRIOT.... it's (like Macojoe would say -- make yer norton's tuck and hide) ;)

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[phester]

that looks like a blast! How fast do you have to go to get airborn?

[Wellcraft_Dave]

Ya really gotta play the throttle to not go too high, we had that thing some 40 ft up in the air over the boat when we back'd out of the throttle... pretty hairy stuff!! as the patriot flew over the boat.

Usually around 20 mph and she starts to lift, of course the faster you go, the higher it goes, dont think we ever got over 40 mph before the thing went haywire... it will hook hard left or hard right dependin on what the boats doin

Hurts to laugh lookin back on it,,, I remember when a bud Ray was in it, yell'd out "give it all she's got" and then we floor'd the throttle. He hit so hard when the thing inverted and nose dove straight down!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha..... man that was some funny sh#t!!!! He hit so hard we never did find his pants, wedding ring, or swim goggles.

You can cruise slow with it just like a tube. If you give the boat gas, she'll start to get air under her and lift, the fast the boat goes, the higher it goes. For short burst flights, just gas it till it comes off the water, then back off the throttle and it lands pretty softly. We were able to land it softly from roughly 10-12 ft up in the air using the boat throttle... anything over that height is "crash and burn"

:D

[Wellcraft_Dave]

Some more Air Patriot pix :o
I'll try to find/post some more, I've got pictures of the thing hittin so hard it's folded in half, guy flung out the side, pix of it inverted, and over the boat...

sure beat's that borin para-sailin stuff! ;D

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[Wellcraft_Dave]

She's startin to get some air! ha ha ha ha ha....
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[Blue_Runner]

AWESOME! But I'd break my neck on that thing!

[ericbh1]

When you guys read about multiple deaths in airborne tubing accidents this upcoming summer, try not to feel guilty for inspiring me to do the moronic.

[macojoe]

To nuts for me!! We use to have a tube and that was a blast, never went airborn and never want to!!

Great pic's!!!

[phester]

I'm probably going to regret asking....where can I get one of those?

[Skools Out]

LOL

Overton's Has them in there store and online.

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/overtons/order/items2.cgi?request=aisle&catnum=1Y1

[Wellcraft_Dave]

http://www.iboats.com/mall/index.cgi?prod_id=40054

We've never laughed so hard in our lives usin that thing... it is alot of fun, but if yer not carefull, you can get beat up pretty good, it all depends on how the guy/gal drivin the boat feel's about the person in the glider at the time..... ha ha ha ha... :o

[phester]

W.D., iboats add says product no longer available for purchase,wonder why...? I think I still want one

[Wellcraft_Dave]

he he he... could be a "liability" issue... ha ha ha ha ha ;D

Let me look around for some for ya.

It's the Sportsstuff air glider Patriot (just pop into search engines)

[Wellcraft_Dave]

Hey Phester, here's a decent price on one
Alot of them look to be sold out at alot of places...

http://www.marinefactoryoutlet.com/Towable%20Ski%20Tubes%202.htm

[phester]

thanks for the intel W.D.,but you know what?, it's mid Nov. in N.Y., falling into the mid 30's tonight, I almost bought Victores hull,I might be getting a "newer" truck, and I'm bidding on a Plano flush mount fishbox tonight,sooooo,I'm going to put the air patriot on the back burner for now. I will be looking for one of them come this spring !! Thanks for keeping me in mind!!