Abstract: An autorotating flyer (10) having a sound-making device (80) for generating an audible sound during descent of the autorotating flyer (10) to the ground after having been thrown into the air. The audible sound generated by the sound-making device (80) is a result of air being passed therethrough during rotation of the autorotating flyer (10). The sound-making device (80) may generate a whistle, a buzzing sound, or any other sound which may be created using the passage of air through the sound-making device (80).

Abstract: A maple-seed simulating autorotating flyer. The flyer is provided with a spherical shock absorbing nose section and a wing section having a substantially straight leading edge, a curved tail, a spine conformed to said leading edge and tail and a curved trailing edge. The wing is constructed of a substantially planar sheet of a lightweight, semi-rigid fabric of uniform thickness. The weight of the nose, the length and width of the wing are configured so as to impart aerodynamic characteristics to the flyer such that when thrown upward, the flyer will autorotate during descent. The flyer is used in accordance with the method of the present invention, wherein the maple-seed simulating autorotator is thrown upward from a designated throwing area. A plurality of scoring targets, each having a designated point value, are randomly positioned around the throwing area. The thrower is awarded the number of points assigned to the scoring target that is hit by, or closest to, the autorotating flyer upon landing.

Abstract: A maple-seed simulating autorotating flyer. The flyer is provided with a spherical shock absorbing nose section and a wing section having a substantially straight leading edge, a curved tail, a spine conformed to said leading edge and tail and a curved trailing edge. The wing is constructed of a substantially planar sheet of a lightweight, semi-rigid fabric of uniform thickness. The weight of the nose, the length and width of the wing are configured so as to impart aerodynamic characteristics to the flyer such that when thrown upward, the flyer will autorotate during descent. The flyer is used in accordance with the method of the present invention, wherein the maple-seed simulating autorotator is thrown upward from a designated throwing area. A plurality of scoring targets, each having a designated point value, are randomly positioned around the throwing area. The thrower is awarded the number of points assigned to the scoring target that is hit by, or closest to, the autorotating flyer upon landing.