Foiling

Abstract

Invention is a recreation system that mimics flight without danger from stalling foil 19 ; invention's inability to hit ground is because it is secured to zip line 10 by pendulum cable 12 to carriage 11 . Invention's participant stands on foil 19 and us their body movements to control foil 19 axes of pitch, roll and yaw, which gives rider 360° of movement with horizontal swivel 16 , and foil 19 being able to rotate at where mast 17 attaches to foil 19 at shaft collar 24; forward motion for foil 19 provided by gravity while suspended below zip line 10. To enhance sensation of flight invention's participant can use foil 19 to capture, retain energy with elastic energy device 14 by using foil 19 to produce downforce that participant can control retention and release with foil 19. Participant can also attain lift with foil 19 by controlling its angle of attack.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method of recreation that a participant can experience controlled flight, comprising the steps of:
 (a) suspending an airfoil with participant secured to said airfoil below a zip line, and   (b) giving said participant the ability to use their body movements to control the airfoil's axes of pitch, roll and yaw by providing pivot ability for the airfoil's axes, and   (c) using gravity, or other means, to provide enough airflow over the airfoil to allow the airfoil's aerodynamics to control the airfoil's maneuvers,   Whereby said participant will be able to experience flying without fear of catastrophic consequences when participant induces a stall.   
     
     
         2 . The method of recreation of  claim 1  wherein participant will be saved from catastrophic consequences if stall is induced by being tethered below zip line at a shorter distance than the distance to the ground will ensures that participant will not hit the ground. 
     
     
         3 . The method of recreation of  claim 1  wherein participant will be able to control airfoil's axis of roll by shifting their weight from side to side so induce carriage that rolls along zip line to pivot around said zip line. 
     
     
         4 . The method of recreation of  claim 1  wherein participant will be able to control airfoil's axis of yaw by a combination of shifting their weight and how they are positioned in relation the structural arm that secures them to the airfoil, so that the structural arm with participant's body placements causing arm and body to act as a rudder. 
     
     
         5 . The method of recreation of  claim 1  wherein participant will be able to control airfoil's axis of pitch by raising and lowering their legs in relation to each so that the airfoil can pivot around the main structural component of the airfoil, which allows the airfoil to produce either lift or downforce depending on the airfoil's angle of attack. 
     
     
         6 . The method of recreation of  claim 1  wherein participant will be provided a means to capture, retain elastic energy and then convert said elastic energy to kinetic energy to propel the airfoil and participant forward to that is induced by the participant using their legs to adjust the airfoil's angle of attach so the airfoil produces downforce. 
     
     
         7 . A recreational device, comprising:
 (a) an airfoil that is held in such a way as to allow the recreational device's participant to use their body movements to rotate the airfoil around the airfoil's axes of roll, yaw and pitch,   (b) a zip line that the recreational device rolls suspended under and rolls along to attain enough airflow to allow the recreational device's participant ability to control the axes of roll, yaw and pitch to maneuver the airfoil as the airfoils moves along the zip line,   (c) a means to secure airfoil to zip line while allowing said recreational device to roll along zip line,   whereby said recreational device will be propelled by gravity down zip line.   
     
     
         8 . The participant of recreational device of  claim 7  will be prevented from hitting the ground because the means of suspending the airfoil below zip line will be shorter than the distance to the ground. 
     
     
         9 . The participant of recreational device of  claim 7  will have control the axis of roll of the recreational device because the carriage that rolls along zip line with be able to rotate around the zip line. 
     
     
         10 . The participant of recreational device of  claim 7  will have control the axis of yaw of the recreational device because the airfoil they control will be able to rotate on account of the swivel that is located above their heads where the tether from the zip line is connected to the structural arm that secures them to the recreational device. 
     
     
         11 . The participant of recreational device of  claim 7  will have control the axis of pitch of the recreational device on account of the airfoil being able to rotate around a center spar at center of gravity of the recreational device. 
     
     
         12 . The participant of recreational device of  claim 7  will be provided a means to capture, retain and release elastic energy by using the airfoil to produce downforce. 
     
     
         13 . A movement controlled recreation instrument that mimics flight comprising:
 (a) an airfoil that a participant is secured to, that is manufactured in such a way that it can rotate on the axes of roll, yaw and pitch,   (b) the participant is positioned on the movement controlled recreational instrument in such a way as to be able to affect the movement on the axes of roll, yaw and pitch,   (c) the movement controlled recreational device that rolls along a zip line to give it forward movement, and is secured to zip line by a tether that is shorter in length than the distance from zip line to ground,   whereby the participant of the movement controlled recreation instrument will be able to experience controlled flight without the danger of stalling.   
     
     
         14 . The movement controlled recreational instrument of  claim 13  has a tether length from the zip line to the airfoil that is of a lesser distance that the zip line to the ground as such not to allow the participant of the movement controlled recreation instrument to impact with the ground. 
     
     
         15 . The movement controlled recreational instrument of  claim 13  can rotate around the axis of roll because the carriage that rolls along zip line can rotate around zip line as it travels down the zip line. 
     
     
         16 . The movement controlled recreational instrument of  claim 13  can rotate around the axis of yaw by way of a swivel that is located where the tether from the zip line attaches to the mast that the participant of the movement controlled recreational instrument is secured to. 
     
     
         17 . The movement controlled recreational instrument of  claim 13  can rotate around the axis of pitch as the airfoil is secured the center spar by bushings that allow the airfoil to rotate around center spar. 
     
     
         18 . The movement controlled recreational instrument of  claim 13  has a means to capture, retain and release elastic energy that allows said elastic energy to converted to kinetic energy to move the airfoil forward in a direction dictated by the participant's movements by utilizing the airfoil to produce downforce.