Freediving Scooter: Powered with air and gravity instead of batteries

[novaq]

Hi guys

Does anybody know the name of the thing I'm talking about in the title?
I just cannot find it again with google, no matter what I look for..

Planning a new freediving trip and would love to try out this thing.. Looked so awesome!

Thanks ️

Tobias

 

[Pinniped72]

No, but it sounds interesting! Almost too good to be true, I would be interested to know how the power is generated!

 

[novaq]

It for sure is true, I'm very surprised nobody answered yet! I saw it a couple months ago, and there I think it was a pretty new invention.

It looks a big like a wingsuit-wing made out of metall, and you hold onto it, as with a regular scooter.
The way it works is: It is negatively bouyent (as it's made of metal), and therefore would sink.
But thanks to the shape of the wing it instead glides to the bottom, kind of like a glider-plane glides in the air. When you want to ascend, you use the air from a bottle inside the wing, as in a no-limits-sled, and then you can glide your way up again.. Such a cool idea!

Cheers Tobias

 

[Pinniped72]

That is an excellent idea, I wonder if the rate of ascent and descent is adjustable, with controls as well as the air, you could travel real distance both horizontally and vertically................ it sounds really, really cool

 

[novaq]

Found it!

http://www.diveglide.com/

 

[izirajder]

too expensive for a such simple device

Glider Prices $3,200 plus shipping
Travel bag $350
Boat recovery line $175
DiveGlide automatic recovery system $475

 

[Andrew the fish]

seems like a big step away from simplicity and minimalistic nature of freediving. Heavy/bulky piece of gear. I honestly can't see how something like that would improve my day out in the water. I won't even be able to reach most interesting spots.

And by the way. There is nothing new in this glider. It is not an "invention".