Snap of a Skyaak Model 3 flying really fast. Features customized ColoRings
by Michael Gaudet.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
1st 1000 visitors to Skyaak.com
At last count, 924 visitors have checked out Skyaak.com, the ‘Mother Ship’ of Skyaak Enterprises. As our faithful web-master once said, "If you can attract 100 visitors, you can attract 1000 visitors. If you can attract 1000 visitors, you can attract 10,000 visitors. And so on."
This is an exciting trajectory to anticipate. I am extremely gratified that the word is slowly getting out to folks that Skyaak is Here! As an example, yesterday evening my lady-love and I went for a stroll and ran into an old friend of ours who asked us what we were up to. I explained that I had recently implemented a final revision of the Skyaak design that makes it more ‘finger-friendly’. ( We have eliminated the little residual nibs that had been situated inside the ‘strut’ openings. These pesky nibs were actually the ‘negative space’ that results from the cutting of the struts themselves. Sound confusing? That’s OK. The point is, these nibs used to pose a very slight problem of being scratchy against the fingers in certain rather desperate catches, that were executed by sort of fumbling inside the Ring-Wing as the Skyaak presented itself...rather than grabbing the Master-Quality foam hand-grip. )
Our friend immediately brightened up at this explanation and said that he wanted to order 10 units of the New Improved Skyaak Model 3. He said that he has many nieces and nephews that would totally love this unique new flying device, and stepped up to the plate with a firm order.
Another note: Our great friend Dylan Cooke is dropping over this afternoon. We always have fabulous, inspiring brainstorming sessions ( that actually yield EXCITING RESULTS!) about Skyaak development. Dylan is one of the most important Skyaak enthusiasts, as he has witnessed the amazing development since the ‘early days’, when the model kit was built around the 1st generation plastics...ie: crappy. When we first started out, the plastic was basically decorative. Sometimes after only two or three tosses, it would crack or outright shatter because of its inability to stand up to the rigors of its new life as a Skyaak wing. Well, we have seriously licked THAT design/material challenge. The latest generation plastic is eminently well-suited to all of the inherent tensile stresses that we inflict upon it. No more ‘wincing’ when someone misses a wild throw. The current Skyaak has proven to be super-durable. Virtually indestructible in fact. I personally do not recommend that folks fling their Skyaak around wildly, or repeatedly crash it into gravel. That’s a no-brainer. You can certainly squeeze a lot of GOOD TIMES out of your Skyaak experience. I would simply encourage folks to have an appropriate level of respect for their Skyaak investment. With some reasonable care and attention, you will get countless hours of exciting fun and healthy exercise out of your Skyaak.
As a happy result of these incredible material breakthroughs, we can now focus all of our attention on the promotion of this great new product.
This is an exciting trajectory to anticipate. I am extremely gratified that the word is slowly getting out to folks that Skyaak is Here! As an example, yesterday evening my lady-love and I went for a stroll and ran into an old friend of ours who asked us what we were up to. I explained that I had recently implemented a final revision of the Skyaak design that makes it more ‘finger-friendly’. ( We have eliminated the little residual nibs that had been situated inside the ‘strut’ openings. These pesky nibs were actually the ‘negative space’ that results from the cutting of the struts themselves. Sound confusing? That’s OK. The point is, these nibs used to pose a very slight problem of being scratchy against the fingers in certain rather desperate catches, that were executed by sort of fumbling inside the Ring-Wing as the Skyaak presented itself...rather than grabbing the Master-Quality foam hand-grip. )
Our friend immediately brightened up at this explanation and said that he wanted to order 10 units of the New Improved Skyaak Model 3. He said that he has many nieces and nephews that would totally love this unique new flying device, and stepped up to the plate with a firm order.
Another note: Our great friend Dylan Cooke is dropping over this afternoon. We always have fabulous, inspiring brainstorming sessions ( that actually yield EXCITING RESULTS!) about Skyaak development. Dylan is one of the most important Skyaak enthusiasts, as he has witnessed the amazing development since the ‘early days’, when the model kit was built around the 1st generation plastics...ie: crappy. When we first started out, the plastic was basically decorative. Sometimes after only two or three tosses, it would crack or outright shatter because of its inability to stand up to the rigors of its new life as a Skyaak wing. Well, we have seriously licked THAT design/material challenge. The latest generation plastic is eminently well-suited to all of the inherent tensile stresses that we inflict upon it. No more ‘wincing’ when someone misses a wild throw. The current Skyaak has proven to be super-durable. Virtually indestructible in fact. I personally do not recommend that folks fling their Skyaak around wildly, or repeatedly crash it into gravel. That’s a no-brainer. You can certainly squeeze a lot of GOOD TIMES out of your Skyaak experience. I would simply encourage folks to have an appropriate level of respect for their Skyaak investment. With some reasonable care and attention, you will get countless hours of exciting fun and healthy exercise out of your Skyaak.
As a happy result of these incredible material breakthroughs, we can now focus all of our attention on the promotion of this great new product.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Skyaak Stars
SKYAAK STARSThis is me tinkering with the idea of creating a series of collector cards that will feature notable "Skyaak Stars". Evan Reifferscheid certainly qualifies for consideration. He has some of the most explosive Skyaak throws I have ever seen, bar none. But I firmly believe that there will be many others that will reveal themselves as time marches on! You can bet on that!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Good Times with Skyaak!
I have been working out with a young lad named Evan Reiffersheid here who has proven to be an exceptionally great Skyaak enthusiast. I have been quizzing him quite extensively and here is what I am finding out. More accurately, he is simply confirming what I already know after all my experience with Skyaak .
Evan says, first of all, that he was easily able to figure out ALL BY HIMSELF five or six different throwing techniques for the Skyaak. This is thanks to the fact that he has a background in sports and is keenly interested in the skill set that enables him to excel with his Skyaak.
He went on to say that he loves Skyaak ( he rates it above Frisbee for excitement ) for many reasons. He claims that the Skyaak is valuable, stimulating and exciting to him because it functions as a TRAINER in these areas: 1) ambidextrous work-out 2) reflex builder 3) agility trainer 4) hand-to-eye coordination 5) muscle memory builder. This is an impressive list, and all of these areas get a solid, useful work-out whether you're conscious of it or not.
Evan also says that since he has independently developed five distinctly different throwing techniques, he finds the Skyaak to have long-lasting appeal. In fact, he says Skyaak has become one of his favorite leisure-time activities! On a scale of 1-10, Evan rates Skyaak at a 8.5 or higher for overall excitement, interest, and training benefit.
Evan says, first of all, that he was easily able to figure out ALL BY HIMSELF five or six different throwing techniques for the Skyaak. This is thanks to the fact that he has a background in sports and is keenly interested in the skill set that enables him to excel with his Skyaak.
He went on to say that he loves Skyaak ( he rates it above Frisbee for excitement ) for many reasons. He claims that the Skyaak is valuable, stimulating and exciting to him because it functions as a TRAINER in these areas: 1) ambidextrous work-out 2) reflex builder 3) agility trainer 4) hand-to-eye coordination 5) muscle memory builder. This is an impressive list, and all of these areas get a solid, useful work-out whether you're conscious of it or not.
Evan also says that since he has independently developed five distinctly different throwing techniques, he finds the Skyaak to have long-lasting appeal. In fact, he says Skyaak has become one of his favorite leisure-time activities! On a scale of 1-10, Evan rates Skyaak at a 8.5 or higher for overall excitement, interest, and training benefit.
Evan Reifferscheid, age 17, says,
" Skyaak is unique, challenging and versatile.
Everybody will have good times with Skyaak!"
Sunday, August 13, 2006
1st Ever Skyaak Games
The Resort Village of Manitou Beach hosted an exciting, fun day yesterday called "Manitou Beach Land and Lake Relay Race". The race consisted of eight legs: 1) 3.5 km. bike ride, 2) 1 km. run, 3) canoe across Little Manitou Lake, 4) run up the steep incline on the north side of the lake, 5) run back down the incline 6) canoe back across Little Manitou ( about a half-mile) to meet up with a 7) swimmer who swam into shore, 8) three-legged racers to the finish line.
This all sounds well and good, but the whole event was made somewhat more challenging by the stiff northwesterly wind that persisted in blowing the whole time. This presented a problem for the bicyclists, as they had to grunt their way through a constant head-on wind for their entire 3.5 kms. But it was even worse for the canoeists. They had to battle their way due north across the lake despite the ornery breeze that blew up three-foot breakers in their faces the whole way. They had to point their noses in a northwestern direction and arc across the lake to arrive at a point straight ahead of them.
Two of the canoeists actually ended up being swamped by the pounding surf, and capsized into the chilly waters. Too bad for them, because that unfortunate turn of events ended up losing them the race.
I actually entered a team in the relay and we ended up placing third place. Les Jones’ team
( Corbin Hansen’s actually) snagged first place while a team dominated by a contingent of Saskatoon gals headed up by Ms. Upshall took the second prize purse. The prize money was quite substantial. Check this out: first prize was a whopping $2500.00! Second prize was $1500.00. And third prize was a cool grand. Not too shabby, eh?
Eric Upshall, Gene Angers, and their sub-committee of volunteers deserve a lot of credit for pulling this fabulous event together. The relay race was an initiative of the Manitou Beach Recreation Board. Congratulations to this group for a great event! A gentleman named Leonardo ------- from Chile happened to be at the beach on holidays and he took it upon himself to photo-document the day. He did a great job, and has promised Gene that he will be in touch ASAP to share the pictures with us. I was quite involved with the whole thing so taking pictures was not an option.
As soon as Leonardo follows up on this, I will post a bit of a photo-essay.
The relay proper was followed by a bunch of fun games that were very well-received by the crowd of spectators that provided a rousing cheer for each entry. The games included a raw egg-throwing competition that was a blast. Here’s the simple premise: one partner throws a raw egg and it is then caught by a second, hopefully without breaking. NOT as easy as it sounds, once you get out past about fifteen or twenty feet! The trick was to somehow cushion the jarring effect of the landing... or else the poor egg would SPLAT. As it turned out, Gene and I entered and ended up with the longest successful completion. For my part, it was a great feeling to run and leap into the air to snag the flying egg, then gingerly cradle it in my hands as I crashed backwards onto the ground and did a sort of tumbling roll back onto my feet. After the dust cleared, I held up the intact egg to the enthusiastic cheers of the little crowd. It was quite an adrenalin rush! I can totally understand how athletes could get hooked on the cheers of adoring fans after that!
All of this fun was followed up by the first ever Skyaak Games. We held three events:
1) accuracy 2) distance, and 3) style. I acted as judge and co-ordinator of this event. For the accuracy competition, I simply held up a ‘Hula-hoop’ and had the participants toss their Skyaak cleanly through the hoop from a gradually increasing distance. We started at about ten feet and graduated up to fifteen and then twenty. The winner of this event was a young lad named Matthew who was visiting from Montreal.
The distance competition was won by a young pal of mine named Charlie who is a summer resident here. Charlie lives in Thailand. He was also awarded the style prize.
These two guys were thrilled to take a packaged Skyaak Model 3 home with them. The event was extremely well-received by both the participants and the spectators. I really believe that this idea of holding Skyaak Meets has a ton of potential to create a lot of interest and excitement around the Skyaak phenomenon. Various people approached me during and after the event to extend their compliments and best wishes for continued success with the Skyaak project, as well as to encourage me to carry on with the idea of bringing it out into the public eye like this. Quite a few folks remarked that they had read Ilara’s great article that was published last week in the East Central Connection. That was cool.
Life is a grand experiment, and I treated this event as such. I love working out new ways to expose Skyaak to a larger audience, and this particular venue/format holds much promise for future development.
This all sounds well and good, but the whole event was made somewhat more challenging by the stiff northwesterly wind that persisted in blowing the whole time. This presented a problem for the bicyclists, as they had to grunt their way through a constant head-on wind for their entire 3.5 kms. But it was even worse for the canoeists. They had to battle their way due north across the lake despite the ornery breeze that blew up three-foot breakers in their faces the whole way. They had to point their noses in a northwestern direction and arc across the lake to arrive at a point straight ahead of them.
Two of the canoeists actually ended up being swamped by the pounding surf, and capsized into the chilly waters. Too bad for them, because that unfortunate turn of events ended up losing them the race.
I actually entered a team in the relay and we ended up placing third place. Les Jones’ team
( Corbin Hansen’s actually) snagged first place while a team dominated by a contingent of Saskatoon gals headed up by Ms. Upshall took the second prize purse. The prize money was quite substantial. Check this out: first prize was a whopping $2500.00! Second prize was $1500.00. And third prize was a cool grand. Not too shabby, eh?
Eric Upshall, Gene Angers, and their sub-committee of volunteers deserve a lot of credit for pulling this fabulous event together. The relay race was an initiative of the Manitou Beach Recreation Board. Congratulations to this group for a great event! A gentleman named Leonardo ------- from Chile happened to be at the beach on holidays and he took it upon himself to photo-document the day. He did a great job, and has promised Gene that he will be in touch ASAP to share the pictures with us. I was quite involved with the whole thing so taking pictures was not an option.
As soon as Leonardo follows up on this, I will post a bit of a photo-essay.
The relay proper was followed by a bunch of fun games that were very well-received by the crowd of spectators that provided a rousing cheer for each entry. The games included a raw egg-throwing competition that was a blast. Here’s the simple premise: one partner throws a raw egg and it is then caught by a second, hopefully without breaking. NOT as easy as it sounds, once you get out past about fifteen or twenty feet! The trick was to somehow cushion the jarring effect of the landing... or else the poor egg would SPLAT. As it turned out, Gene and I entered and ended up with the longest successful completion. For my part, it was a great feeling to run and leap into the air to snag the flying egg, then gingerly cradle it in my hands as I crashed backwards onto the ground and did a sort of tumbling roll back onto my feet. After the dust cleared, I held up the intact egg to the enthusiastic cheers of the little crowd. It was quite an adrenalin rush! I can totally understand how athletes could get hooked on the cheers of adoring fans after that!
All of this fun was followed up by the first ever Skyaak Games. We held three events:
1) accuracy 2) distance, and 3) style. I acted as judge and co-ordinator of this event. For the accuracy competition, I simply held up a ‘Hula-hoop’ and had the participants toss their Skyaak cleanly through the hoop from a gradually increasing distance. We started at about ten feet and graduated up to fifteen and then twenty. The winner of this event was a young lad named Matthew who was visiting from Montreal.
The distance competition was won by a young pal of mine named Charlie who is a summer resident here. Charlie lives in Thailand. He was also awarded the style prize.
These two guys were thrilled to take a packaged Skyaak Model 3 home with them. The event was extremely well-received by both the participants and the spectators. I really believe that this idea of holding Skyaak Meets has a ton of potential to create a lot of interest and excitement around the Skyaak phenomenon. Various people approached me during and after the event to extend their compliments and best wishes for continued success with the Skyaak project, as well as to encourage me to carry on with the idea of bringing it out into the public eye like this. Quite a few folks remarked that they had read Ilara’s great article that was published last week in the East Central Connection. That was cool.
Life is a grand experiment, and I treated this event as such. I love working out new ways to expose Skyaak to a larger audience, and this particular venue/format holds much promise for future development.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Skyaak Manufacturer
Dave Zolinsky of Laser Impressions Inc. in Saskatoon has spearheaded the manufacturing of the innovative flat wing that folds and locks into a 3-D "Ring-Wing" without the hassle of messy glue. Dave has proven to be consistently reliable and very tuned in to the special requirements of this tricky configuration. He has always been very approachable and has never failed to come up with stunning results within a very tight time-frame as this project has evolved. Zenon Dragan of DraganFly Innovations Inc. originally turned me on to Dave, as Laser Impressions Inc. has done some very high-end laser manufacturing for Zenon over the years.
I have found that one of the biggest challenges with the R&D of this product ( Skyaak Model 3) was to find a manufacturer that was willing to persevere along with me as I worked out all the bugs in the design. Well, Dave Zolinsky and Laser Impressions Inc. are it! The beauty of working with Dave and his team at Laser Impressions Inc. is that they are all a very creative bunch, and more importantly, I get the distinct feeling that they lavish personalized care and attention on each and every one of their steadily growing roster of clients.
I dropped in to see Dave yesterday and he agreed to pose for this photo:
I have found that one of the biggest challenges with the R&D of this product ( Skyaak Model 3) was to find a manufacturer that was willing to persevere along with me as I worked out all the bugs in the design. Well, Dave Zolinsky and Laser Impressions Inc. are it! The beauty of working with Dave and his team at Laser Impressions Inc. is that they are all a very creative bunch, and more importantly, I get the distinct feeling that they lavish personalized care and attention on each and every one of their steadily growing roster of clients.
I dropped in to see Dave yesterday and he agreed to pose for this photo:
He then ushered me back into his shop and showed me with obvious pride that he has acquired a brand spankin’ new 4' x 8' computer-assisted router table. What a beauty! Man, we’ll be able to crank out the Skyaak wings on that puppy! Congratulations to Laser Impressions Inc. for their latest equipment upgrade!
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Skyaak Demo for U of S Throwing Coach
After I contacted Bob Reindl of the University of Saskatchewan’s Track and Field Association, he turned me over to one of the U of S Throwing Coaches, a gentleman named Doug Medernach. Doug is the president of the Happy Throwers Society. Check it out. I got ahold of Doug and he has agreed to hook up with me this coming Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon at the grassy little park across from the PrairieLand Exhibition Park. Doug says he finds the design ‘intriguing’ and will bring other interested parties along with him.
It gets better. Evan Reifferscheid dropped over last night to our place to pick up a Skyaak demo kit. He wants to start showing Skyaak around to some of his hockey buddies. I gave Evan a packaged unit that he will keep sealed as a demo, along with a preassembled unit and components that he can use to a) build his own with, and b) demonstrate how the flat-manufactured wing is assembled, without messy glue, into a dynamic 3-D Ring-Wing. I mentioned the upcoming meeting/demo with the U of S Throw Coach et al to Evan and suggested that he might want to come along. I was thinking that Evan could be our most potent ‘secret weapon’ ever for impressing people with the potential of Skyaak. Evan has agreed to come along with me on Sunday. Happily. So it’s all good.
We have also decided that we will shoot some video that day to capture the explosive throwing techniques that Evan has developed. I will also try to get some good stills that show his different throwing styles. I think we will create an ‘Evan Reifferscheid’ page to feature all of this along with his authorized endorsement. So stay tuned, this will be coming soon.
Please note: My daughter Ilara wrote a Skyaak Press Release that we sent along with a couple of photos to the East Central Connection here in Saskatchewan, that reaches over 10,000 households. Good news: the story was published in the Friday August 4th 2006 edition. Thanks to Shelly Atqttuq for her enthusiasm! Shelly published not only a nice clear shot of the Skyaak Model 3 but also the cool photograph of RCMP Cst. Brent Vandesype along with myself and five fellow Skyaak enthusiasts posing after Cst. Vandesype executed his radar (air) speed check. Remember? Wayne Reifferscheid clocked in an air-speed of 41 kms/hr, while yours truly delivered the current number to beat: 43 kms/hr!
It gets better. Evan Reifferscheid dropped over last night to our place to pick up a Skyaak demo kit. He wants to start showing Skyaak around to some of his hockey buddies. I gave Evan a packaged unit that he will keep sealed as a demo, along with a preassembled unit and components that he can use to a) build his own with, and b) demonstrate how the flat-manufactured wing is assembled, without messy glue, into a dynamic 3-D Ring-Wing. I mentioned the upcoming meeting/demo with the U of S Throw Coach et al to Evan and suggested that he might want to come along. I was thinking that Evan could be our most potent ‘secret weapon’ ever for impressing people with the potential of Skyaak. Evan has agreed to come along with me on Sunday. Happily. So it’s all good.
We have also decided that we will shoot some video that day to capture the explosive throwing techniques that Evan has developed. I will also try to get some good stills that show his different throwing styles. I think we will create an ‘Evan Reifferscheid’ page to feature all of this along with his authorized endorsement. So stay tuned, this will be coming soon.
Please note: My daughter Ilara wrote a Skyaak Press Release that we sent along with a couple of photos to the East Central Connection here in Saskatchewan, that reaches over 10,000 households. Good news: the story was published in the Friday August 4th 2006 edition. Thanks to Shelly Atqttuq for her enthusiasm! Shelly published not only a nice clear shot of the Skyaak Model 3 but also the cool photograph of RCMP Cst. Brent Vandesype along with myself and five fellow Skyaak enthusiasts posing after Cst. Vandesype executed his radar (air) speed check. Remember? Wayne Reifferscheid clocked in an air-speed of 41 kms/hr, while yours truly delivered the current number to beat: 43 kms/hr!
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Skyaak as Athletic Device
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been tossing a Skyaak around at work during breaks with Evan Reiffersheid, who is the strapping 17-year old nephew of Wayne Reiffersheid. Readers of this blog will remember that Wayne is the Skyaak enthusiast who managed to have his air-speed recorded by the RCMP radar gun at 41 kms/hr a while back. Evan has been quite involved in the javelin program at Winston High in Watrous, SK. He has become a very expert thrower/catcher in a short period of time. Evan has agreed to provide a detailed testimonial of his positive Skyaak experience. I am quite excited about this. While Skyaak may be enjoyed by nearly anyone with only average athletic abilities ( with some tips and practice) it is extremely rewarding for me to witness the excitement generated by an exceptional athlete such as Evan.
For example, I imagine Evan is capable of reaching airspeeds in excess of 50 kms/hr. And his throws are truly impressive. He says that he has developed a ‘whole new skill set’ with his Skyaak. Some of his best throws include a football/javelin hybrid that he delivers overhand. At the last split second he gives it a rolling twist that pumps up the spinning action. I have tried this throw myself and let me tell you it is not that easy. But Evan whips it up repeatedly, achieving a crisp, powerful trajectory nearly every time. We are establishing a bit of a throwing protocol: basically, the throw is deemed to be most successful when the recipient is able to keep his feet planted in the same spot. This is only possible when the throw is accurate within a circle of about six feet in diameter. ( ie: arm’s reach of the catcher) Obviously this ‘target’ varies according to the reach of the recipient. I have found in many instances that Evan has such a powerful throw that I have to pivot on one foot in order to compensate for his velocity! We are agreed that it is just as much fun to catch a well-thrown Skyaak as it is to chuck it!
Another one of Evan’s favorite throws is a sizzling underhand. When he’s on his game, he can hurtle his Skyaak over a distance of 40-50 feet or more at a low altitude of about 4 feet off the ground. This technique causes the Skyaak to spiral very fast on its axis, and even after traveling across the space between us it is still gaining speed and starting to climb a bit. Very impressive.
The point of this discussion is to emphasize that the Skyaak Model 3 truly is an athletic-quality device that has all kinds of exciting possibilities to be enjoyed by the athletically inclined.
I have gone ahead and contacted Bob Reindl, Head of the Athletic Program at Saskatchewan Track and Field Association. Bob has expressed an interest in forwarding my note ( along with links to the Skyaak web-site and this blog) to his two ‘throwing coaches’. Thanks to the amazing performance that Evan has consistently delivered, I have increased confidence that we may have a whole new athletic device here that has the potential to be embraced as something more than a just a flying toy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. A cool new flying toy is remarkable enough in its own right; this application just opens it up to a more discerning group who might find the Skyaak Model 3 to be as exciting as Evan does.
For example, I imagine Evan is capable of reaching airspeeds in excess of 50 kms/hr. And his throws are truly impressive. He says that he has developed a ‘whole new skill set’ with his Skyaak. Some of his best throws include a football/javelin hybrid that he delivers overhand. At the last split second he gives it a rolling twist that pumps up the spinning action. I have tried this throw myself and let me tell you it is not that easy. But Evan whips it up repeatedly, achieving a crisp, powerful trajectory nearly every time. We are establishing a bit of a throwing protocol: basically, the throw is deemed to be most successful when the recipient is able to keep his feet planted in the same spot. This is only possible when the throw is accurate within a circle of about six feet in diameter. ( ie: arm’s reach of the catcher) Obviously this ‘target’ varies according to the reach of the recipient. I have found in many instances that Evan has such a powerful throw that I have to pivot on one foot in order to compensate for his velocity! We are agreed that it is just as much fun to catch a well-thrown Skyaak as it is to chuck it!
Another one of Evan’s favorite throws is a sizzling underhand. When he’s on his game, he can hurtle his Skyaak over a distance of 40-50 feet or more at a low altitude of about 4 feet off the ground. This technique causes the Skyaak to spiral very fast on its axis, and even after traveling across the space between us it is still gaining speed and starting to climb a bit. Very impressive.
The point of this discussion is to emphasize that the Skyaak Model 3 truly is an athletic-quality device that has all kinds of exciting possibilities to be enjoyed by the athletically inclined.
I have gone ahead and contacted Bob Reindl, Head of the Athletic Program at Saskatchewan Track and Field Association. Bob has expressed an interest in forwarding my note ( along with links to the Skyaak web-site and this blog) to his two ‘throwing coaches’. Thanks to the amazing performance that Evan has consistently delivered, I have increased confidence that we may have a whole new athletic device here that has the potential to be embraced as something more than a just a flying toy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. A cool new flying toy is remarkable enough in its own right; this application just opens it up to a more discerning group who might find the Skyaak Model 3 to be as exciting as Evan does.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Skyaak in New York
Last night I got a phone-call from Dan Tyroler of www.Patents4Sale.com and
www.NewDaVincis.com of Long Island, New York. He has received his Skyaak package and has gone ahead and test-flown his pre-assembled Model 3 in a local park in New York City.
Dan had several interesting comments. He told me that he was very impressed with the ingenuity of the design of the Ring-Wing, and he expressed his appreciation of the physical transformation that takes place when the flat-manufactured wing is manipulated into a 3-D Ring-Wing. I got the impression that he understands the concerted effort that has gone into this design configuration, and that he was not afraid to let me know. For my part, I appreciated his positive input.
Dan mentioned that he is a tennis buff, so he has a pretty strong arm. He went on to say that he tried to throw his Skyaak with steadily increasing strength ( brute force) without very satisfactory results. I advised him that there are ways to maximize his power withOUT increasing the muscular effort and strain. I told him that the most successful Skyaak hand-launching techniques are executed NOT with brute force, but with FINESSE. There are definitely certain techniques that accomplish this. I recommended that he try the ‘Finger-Flicker’ technique that we all have found so exciting. I e-mailed Dan right after our conversation with the 3-step illustration of this dynamic technique that virtually doubles your power with very little extra exertion.
These are the 3 illustrations created by yours truly that I sent him :
www.NewDaVincis.com of Long Island, New York. He has received his Skyaak package and has gone ahead and test-flown his pre-assembled Model 3 in a local park in New York City.
Dan had several interesting comments. He told me that he was very impressed with the ingenuity of the design of the Ring-Wing, and he expressed his appreciation of the physical transformation that takes place when the flat-manufactured wing is manipulated into a 3-D Ring-Wing. I got the impression that he understands the concerted effort that has gone into this design configuration, and that he was not afraid to let me know. For my part, I appreciated his positive input.
Dan mentioned that he is a tennis buff, so he has a pretty strong arm. He went on to say that he tried to throw his Skyaak with steadily increasing strength ( brute force) without very satisfactory results. I advised him that there are ways to maximize his power withOUT increasing the muscular effort and strain. I told him that the most successful Skyaak hand-launching techniques are executed NOT with brute force, but with FINESSE. There are definitely certain techniques that accomplish this. I recommended that he try the ‘Finger-Flicker’ technique that we all have found so exciting. I e-mailed Dan right after our conversation with the 3-step illustration of this dynamic technique that virtually doubles your power with very little extra exertion.
These are the 3 illustrations created by yours truly that I sent him :
I made a mental note after my chat with Dan to include these pictures in the illustrated "Flight and Performance Tips" that are included in the Skyaak Model 3 package.
Our ability to do this reflects our production philosophy as proposed by Alvin Toffler in his great book "The Third Wave", where he visualizes a streamlined manufacture-on-demand method that responds with a certain agility to market trends. This is a very cost-effective way to control inventory, as opposed to the outmoded and expensive approach to over-manufacture and then warehouse product in the hope of generating sales.
Skyaak Enterprises has forged a sort of ‘consortium’ with a group of companies that have a collective ability to market, manufacture, print, assemble, package and distribute the Skyaak Model 3 on demand within a very focused time-frame.
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