1. Meet with team.
2. Turn power on.
3. Place in water.
4. Check functionality of fans and rudder using remote controls.
5. Steer craft to desired position and engage net system, lowering the net.
6. Tow net desired distance.
7. Engage net system and reel in net.
8. Steer craft back to starting point.
9. Take out of water
10. Turn power off.
Structure Testing:
1. Place in water to ensure positive buoyancy in case of motor failure.2. Within procedure for propulsion, assess stability when:
a. Moving
b. Still
c. Towing
d. Retrieving
3. Remove from water.
Overall Design Testing
1. Meet with client at designated test site (right)
2. Place hovercraft over water level of the pool
3. Turn on hovercraft and let go
4. Hope that the hovercraft will float
5. Attach plankton net to deploy-retrieve system.
6. Launch plankton net
7. Retrieve plankton net.
Test Site: Horseshoe Cove (Aerial View. Picture Donated by Mr. Christiano, Sandy Hook Park Ranger)
