Flying Coasters!

Well..This seemed to be an ongoing disscusion among us at the SFMM DVD UK Party. I do Acknowledge those of you who HAVENT ridden Air...Or Maybe Havent ridden Tatsu! But Im just interested in seeing the overall vote...so have fun! And feel free to discuss how you feel!

I personally Liked Tatsu MUCH more then Air at Alton Towers...I didnt like being on my back that much, which Air did a lot of, while Tatsu kept you in the flying position for most of the ride...so you decide!

-Ryan

They all have their ups and downs. I personally would choose other because for some strange reason I have a real soft spot for X-Flight at the old SFO. Even though its still around i think that it was better in its six flags days(wow i never thought id say that) .

I havent been to the U.K, but for some reason AIR has never really appealed to me.

In fact, what if B&M and Vekoma came together to create a good looking & smooth ride. THat would be ultimate Heaven! Lastley i think that I decided not to like Stealth anymore becasue the whole Borg Assimilator thing just made it stupid IMHO.

I Think all of the flying coasters today are good (yes, even Vekomas) so generally, FLYING COASTERS ROCK!

-SFKK

BTW... for the topic of the poll..I forgot to change the question "Which Is Better Tatsu Or Air" I thought well not too many people have ridden Air! So that woudlnt be fair..so love me for changing it!

-Ryan

I voted for Air just for the simple fact... I like beeing on my back for the ride, I dont feel safe in the flying possition

Tatsu blows away the other flyers. And trust me, it pains me to say that!

In other news, as my favorite flyer, it still probably doesn't even crack my top 50 steel coasters!

I voted for X-Flight/Batwing. I really like the pacing of these Vekoma's. I have not ridden Tatsu which would probably get my vote if I would have ridden it. SUF is pretty slow outside of the pretzel loop.

1. Air

2. Borg

3. Batwing

4. SUF at SFoG

5. SUF at SFGAd

6. SUF at SFGam

7. X-Flight

8. SuperFlight at Rye

Of course I've yet to ride Tatsu.. so whatever.

Air, at least IMO, is easily the "weakest" of the B&M flyers. That doesn't mean it's a bad ride by any means, as I really did enjoy my recent rides on it, but to me it's more of a "flying mine train" than a really thrilling experience.

Unlike Nemesis which is right next door which leaves you with the "OMG!" feeling, Air is very "floaty" and graceful and doesn't really do much for me.

Fun ride, yes, but I can take it or leave it.

--Robb "Air is appropriately named" Alvey

There is no contest Tatsu owns the all! the greatest ride ever!

Air, because it is the only one i have ridden, and by the looks/reviews of all the other ones, it tries to give the best flying sensation, not themost intense ride.

I gotta vote for Tatsu, it's so good and sooooo high for the entire ride. Really freaky going up the lift and seeing the ground go away from you so quickly. And not to mention the pretzel loop....

-James Dillaman

Well...the only flying coaster I've been on is a Zamperla Volare (Tomb Raider at PCW). So...yeah. That sucked. I can only assume B&M and even Vekoma flyers are much better.

The only fling coaster I've been on is Batwing.

Of the 4 I've ridden, I'd have to go with Batwing. It's very VERY forcefull. And, I like it better than S:UF. Yes I like a Vekoma over a B&M. And no, I'm not on crack.

I've done Batwing and Tomb Raider

Batwing wins, but I don't like how they stuck regular inversions in it, and make it so you're like laying down more than you're flying.

I love Air compared to the others. But that's just me.

I voted for Batwing/XFlight, Ive only ridden XFlight though. I thought it had a much better layout then the two SUF's I've ridden, but I do think that the pretzel loop is what makes the B&M flying coaster, and its seriously the greatest feeling element ever to me. But in overall ride experience, I'd still say XFlight has it, just because it does a lot more then a few swift turns.

Colin C

Tatsu, hands down! I mean, it's the tallest, fastest flying coaster in the world, with the most awesome pretzel loop ever. And to top it off, to me, it blows X-Flight (the only other flyer I've ridden) out of the water. At least I can ride this one and not have to sit down for a half an hour afterwards

I've only done Stealth @ PGA. Untill now it's the number 1 in my coaster top 10.

I like it that much, because it was the first real flying coaster i've done.

Next month I will ride Tatsu. And I'm sure it will be my new number 1 flying coaster.

I refuse to vote as I have only ridden Volare @ Wiener Prater and it definately doesnt deserve to be at the top of someone's list...

I haven't been on Air... but my favorite of the rest of them is definately Tatsu. I'm not ashamed to say that it is in my top 10 out of 200+ steel coasters. I guess that makes me a B&M fanboy.

SUF-at SFOG

It's the only one I've ridden.

whoa! magic mountain's tatsu yeah! tatsu's gonna let ya take

xtreme thrills ever..... biggest pretzel yeah you gotta get turned

upside down 2 times yay it's vertigo!

Robb said it best-

Air, at least IMO, is easily the "weakest" of the B&M flyers. That doesn't mean it's a bad ride by any means, as I really did enjoy my recent rides on it, but to me it's more of a "flying mine train" than a really thrilling experience.

I'm a Vekoma fan on this one- Whereas S:UF has a very smooth and fluid layout, and Air is just that, a Vekoma is a real powertrip ride- very intense, very cool and the rollovers towards the end are great as well. A long, PozG heilx is included in the mix, followed by the "CCCRRRAAAAKKKK" braking system that can only say "You're on a Vekoma"

I'm still waiting for BGE to go for the brass ring on this one- perhaps a little creative layout within the Festa Italia area combined with the Chariot's ravine could create one great flyer- terrain plus deep drops and some good solid powercurves might make for a great ride.

I've only been on X-Flight, Superman at SFGam and Tomb Raider at PCW. To be honest, I didn't particularily like any of them. Too much on-your-back time on X-Flight and it was kind of rough, nothing really special about Superman besides the pretzel loop, and Tomb Raider is just the worst ride I've ever experienced. I found the restraints [or I guess cage, when it comes to Tomb Raider] on all of them to be very uncomfortable. I voted for Superman because I really did like the pretzel loop..but Flyers definately aren't my thing. Although I might change my mind if I ever get to ride Tatsu.