Tatsu is an elite coaster, I absolutely love how you’re so high up the entire ride, it’s very scenic. The pretzel loop is super intense and provides some nice contrast
Tatsu is the only roller coaster of all kinds ever to cause me to gray out and almost black out, the G’s are intense, with hot weather, its smooth as butter, just a great ride all the way around, hits all the elements.
@@AirtimeThrills I life an hour away from Phantasialand and will be on tatsu as my first b&m flyer ever next weekend (if it's running). So curious to see how they compare.
@@SICHTKRAFT I also live 1 hour from Phantasialand. I got to experience Tatsu in 2019 back then it was super impressed by it (wasn’t really a fan of the pretzel loop because it felt very uncomfortable and it doesn’t make any thematic sense). When I rode Fly for the first time in 2020 it kind of destroyed Tatsu for me, because it’s so much better executed and has so many creative Elements, that really felt like flying (not like the Prezel loop). It made me realise that Tatsu just took a few Standard inversions (while still been fun don’t take me wrong), but in comparison it’s just a bit uninspired.
Tatsu goes down as my personal favorite coaster, period. A zero-G roll on a flyer just makes sense and it's tragic they don't come standard on all the other flyers. And look at that pretzel loop, bow to that pretzel loop, it is your god now
Tatsu's lift always stands out to me as baller. The mountain sloping below you as you go up makes it a one of a kind lift. Those supports are so big, I feel like people walk by them and have no idea Tatsu is right above them. I've been dying to ride Flying Dinosaur, but this makes me want to try Starry Sky Ripper more.
I just went to Seaworld Orlando not too long ago and rode my first flying coaster Manta. I gotta say, I’m super impressed with the model. That ride was awesome and is my #1 in the park and 100% in my top 10 all time.
Honestly surprised by how much prime ride time Galatica has though the stats back up how it feels. It has some elements and descirbing a B&M as gentle feels odd but I would almost describe it as a relaxing flight around the terain within a subland of the park. Though my judgement is probably impaired by it being next door to Nemesis in all its right your gonna pull some G's now glory.
It is definitely what a flying coaster is supposed to be, a thrilling but relaxing experience as you soar over pathways, trees, people and etc. Also Galactica has a really intense fly to lie element that is severely underrated as it is very intense.
Nice video! The B&M flying coaster has always caught my eye as an interesting model; Starry Sky Ripper, Tatsu, and Flying Dinosaur all look elite. Al the clones still look great too. The model seems to perfectly mix intense elements with graceful ones, all while on that list flying position. Keep up the great work!
The only thing I dislike about the B&M flyers is being stuck in the flying position on the final brakes, waiting for the next train to be dispatched. It looks as if Vekoma has solved that problem on FLY.
Rode my first two flyers last year with Superman UF in SFoG and F.L.Y. in Phantasialand. Sadly missed out on Nighthawk in Carowinds cause it was closed when I was there (I believe it was closed most of the season). Superman was crazy intense and the pretzel loop made me grey out for the first time on a coaster. Fly was great and had some good airtime and gave me more of a flying sensation with it's layout, length and theming. They both weren't the most comfortable coasters for a tall, big guy like me. Fly's length didn't help in that regard. Still, would love to see more Vekoma flyers or B&M flyers in mainland Europe.
I think the people in Europe and people who have ridden F.L.Y. would possibly disagree on B&M are the best flying coasters. However I get what you are saying and love the content.
Can confirm: Flying Dinosaur at USJ is awesome. I think it’s ruined me for all other flyers. It can also be an unintentional water ride if you ride it in the rain, at least judging by how stupidly soaked I was after doing that.
The World's B&M Stand Up's - By The Numbers :) Including The Floorless Conversion Stand Up's. The World's S&S Air Launch Coasters - By The Numbers. Most Of Them Are Located In China 😅 With Just 1 In America. Great Video! 😁
I was expecting Tatsu to suffer in pacing (i.e. be below average) due to it being so high off the ground except for the pretzel loop, but apparently there's enough momentum to keep it going at a good clip throughout.
As much as I'm glad they didn't get rid of Whizzer, I have to wonder how much better SOF at Great America would have been with the terrain experience of whipping around the trees just above the creek.
The documentary on Tatsu revealed it running running "faster" than intended. They had to change out some of the wheels to urethane to slow it down. LOL! It was also a "bear" to erect that coaster on that mountain as well.
The big surprise for me is that there's only 11 of them. I've ridden two now - the Superman at six Flags over Georgia and just recently Tatsu. I was completely unprepared for the pretzel loop on Tatsu, despite having heard that it's the largest. That's some crushing force that seems to last forever. I really curious why this model hasn't sold better than it has. I'm guessing because they came out around the same time as the B&M hypers, and parks tended to go with those instead?
They came out so popular...half of them were built in the first 2 years. I wonder if they turned out to be too complex/prone to breakage and parks looked elsewhere
@@AirtimeThrills are they really any more unreliable than other high-thrill rides though? My experience with Superman at SFoF is very minimal downtime - but admittedly that's just what I've personally seen. PS: ArieForce One looks amazing in person. I definitely recommend coming to check that out this year if you get to the southeast. It looks to be a solid mid-tier RMC or maybe better.
B and M and Tatsu are probably the best flier built. Of course at my ex home park of Six Flags America in Maryland, the 2nd flier built, lie to fly VeKoma Batwing. I actually enjoyed it but could never get the transfer tracks to work all the time, so long waits when I use to go.
I've only done Air and Manta but I think the B&M flying coasters are amazing and there's loads of untapped potential in the ride model that hasn't been explored properly yet and I wish more would get built to do so. The fly to lie on Air is crazy when it's running well and I'm surprised no other model has anything like that and of course the Pretzel loop on Manta is top tier.
B&M flyers…the only coaster type that make me truly feel claustrophobic in all its restraints. Biggest fear of mine is getting stuck in those restraints in that flying position for longer than a minute or two.
Could you do one with the strata coasters? There's too many for me to keep track and I think a video like this for stratas would be very helpful. Make sure you include the ones outside the us.
I'm happy to get on superman at over Georgia and tatsu this year The parks I plant to go to are Hersheypark, sf great adventure, sf over Georgia, carrowinds, fun spot america Atlanta, sf magic mountain, sf discovery kingdom, and California's great america
Galactica > The others Reason: if you watch any interview with John Wardley (the designer of some of the greatest coasters ever built) he constantly mentions how he wanted it to have a sensation of flight, not speed/intensity. It was meant to be seen as the 'hero' of Alton Towers, as nemesis and oblivion were the villians
My only complain about The flying dinosaur is that its line is waaaaay too long. Literally took more than 2 hours to ride it during a weekday(thursday).
Idea for a future video: "How SeaWorld Entertrainment picks its Winners & Losers" (The Haves & the Have Nots) Similar to the Cedar Fair & Six Flags videos.
I never knew about the VR on galactica. I would've loved to experience that. Any idea why they got rid of it? I'm guessing covid and sanitation concerns?
I just rode Acrobat as my first flyer, and honestly I felt like garbage the rest of the day after pulling Gs in that position. I think it's fair to say I'm not a fan of this model, which I was NOT expecting.
Tatsu is an elite coaster, I absolutely love how you’re so high up the entire ride, it’s very scenic. The pretzel loop is super intense and provides some nice contrast
B&M flyers are such a fun and interesting model but their intensity and graceful moments make them one of the best rides in a park
The B&Ms are great until you ride Fly and than they’re just okay
Tatsu is the only roller coaster of all kinds ever to cause me to gray out and almost black out, the G’s are intense, with hot weather, its smooth as butter, just a great ride all the way around, hits all the elements.
I never gray out on Tatsu, it just feels like so much force pulling my chest into my neck
@AirtimeThrills Same I don't know how some could gray out
I believe it's pronounced Tatsuuuu-uuu!
We really need to get you on F.L.Y. at Phantasialand. It's a total game-changer for flying coasters.
Germany is my #1 european destination. Will see if its in the cards for 2024
@@AirtimeThrills I life an hour away from Phantasialand and will be on tatsu as my first b&m flyer ever next weekend (if it's running). So curious to see how they compare.
@@SICHTKRAFT I also live 1 hour from Phantasialand. I got to experience Tatsu in 2019 back then it was super impressed by it (wasn’t really a fan of the pretzel loop because it felt very uncomfortable and it doesn’t make any thematic sense).
When I rode Fly for the first time in 2020 it kind of destroyed Tatsu for me, because it’s so much better executed and has so many creative Elements, that really felt like flying (not like the Prezel loop). It made me realise that Tatsu just took a few Standard inversions (while still been fun don’t take me wrong), but in comparison it’s just a bit uninspired.
Yeah I hope Vekoma keep on doing this, maybe with a bigger one with Pretzel Loop, laying elements. Sadly none are currently are planned
Tatsu goes down as my personal favorite coaster, period. A zero-G roll on a flyer just makes sense and it's tragic they don't come standard on all the other flyers. And look at that pretzel loop, bow to that pretzel loop, it is your god now
Look at how much the track flexes at 1:51 😮 I've never seen that on a steel coaster before, goes to show how heavy flyer trains are...
Tatsu's lift always stands out to me as baller. The mountain sloping below you as you go up makes it a one of a kind lift. Those supports are so big, I feel like people walk by them and have no idea Tatsu is right above them.
I've been dying to ride Flying Dinosaur, but this makes me want to try Starry Sky Ripper more.
Yeah Tatsu has to have my favorite lift for all those reasons
I just went to Seaworld Orlando not too long ago and rode my first flying coaster Manta. I gotta say, I’m super impressed with the model. That ride was awesome and is my #1 in the park and 100% in my top 10 all time.
been a lil while since i watched, love the intro !!!
Tatsu is amazing. I was able to get a front row night ride on it back in September 2010, and it's the third best coaster I have been on.
Honestly surprised by how much prime ride time Galatica has though the stats back up how it feels. It has some elements and descirbing a B&M as gentle feels odd but I would almost describe it as a relaxing flight around the terain within a subland of the park. Though my judgement is probably impaired by it being next door to Nemesis in all its right your gonna pull some G's now glory.
It is definitely what a flying coaster is supposed to be, a thrilling but relaxing experience as you soar over pathways, trees, people and etc. Also Galactica has a really intense fly to lie element that is severely underrated as it is very intense.
I'm thrilled to have both Manta and Air on my credits list. Amazing rides!
Was just searching for this video last night and it comes out today! Amazing video as always!
Thanks! This was a popular request
This is definitely my favorite of your series! Keep up the good work!
Me: *sees this video*
Also me: *verbally excited*
I wish Universal Orlando got a flying dinosaur clone, but I can’t complain about velocicoaster
Finally got to ride Flying Dinosaur a few days ago. It’s an amazing layout!
Nice video! The B&M flying coaster has always caught my eye as an interesting model; Starry Sky Ripper, Tatsu, and Flying Dinosaur all look elite. Al the clones still look great too. The model seems to perfectly mix intense elements with graceful ones, all while on that list flying position. Keep up the great work!
The only thing I dislike about the B&M flyers is being stuck in the flying position on the final brakes, waiting for the next train to be dispatched. It looks as if Vekoma has solved that problem on FLY.
"Nobody has simulated the flying experience quite as well as B&M."
Sad F. L. Y. noises.
Rode my first two flyers last year with Superman UF in SFoG and F.L.Y. in Phantasialand. Sadly missed out on Nighthawk in Carowinds cause it was closed when I was there (I believe it was closed most of the season).
Superman was crazy intense and the pretzel loop made me grey out for the first time on a coaster.
Fly was great and had some good airtime and gave me more of a flying sensation with it's layout, length and theming.
They both weren't the most comfortable coasters for a tall, big guy like me. Fly's length didn't help in that regard.
Still, would love to see more Vekoma flyers or B&M flyers in mainland Europe.
"Nobody has simulated the flying experience quite as well as B&M"
*New Vekoma has entered the chat*
Personally I think starry sky ripper would be my favorite, that layout looks so demented
“Probably the best themed flying coaster” me. Have you ever heard of FLY
This video reminded me how lucky I am that magic mountain is my home park
Mine too.
I think the people in Europe and people who have ridden F.L.Y. would possibly disagree on B&M are the best flying coasters. However I get what you are saying and love the content.
chris is WORKING!😂🙌🏽
I want more of these coasters so bad
B&M flyers are good, but the new gen vekoma flyer is sickkkk
Can confirm: Flying Dinosaur at USJ is awesome. I think it’s ruined me for all other flyers. It can also be an unintentional water ride if you ride it in the rain, at least judging by how stupidly soaked I was after doing that.
I like starry sky ripper that's because that gorgeous loops ever 😌✨
The World's B&M Stand Up's - By The Numbers :)
Including The Floorless Conversion Stand Up's.
The World's S&S Air Launch Coasters - By The Numbers. Most Of Them Are Located In China 😅 With Just 1 In America.
Great Video! 😁
I’d love to see KI get Cedar Fair’s first B&M Flyer. That would really complement their lineup
going to sfmm for the first time in february, x-2 might be closed but I'm still super pumped to ride tatsu.
All dive coasters by the numbers
On the list. Maybe after Eurofighters
I was expecting Tatsu to suffer in pacing (i.e. be below average) due to it being so high off the ground except for the pretzel loop, but apparently there's enough momentum to keep it going at a good clip throughout.
As much as I'm glad they didn't get rid of Whizzer, I have to wonder how much better SOF at Great America would have been with the terrain experience of whipping around the trees just above the creek.
0:10 FLY!!!
Love your videos!
@0:09 FLY has entered the chat
It will always be Air, the galactica rebrand was an international tragedy
i missed tatsu when i went to sfmm because i had to leave the park at 4 and the line was like 1 hour long for flash pass which sucked lol
You should do a video we’re you do every stand up coaster past or present by the Numbers, and in that video rank every stand up you have ridden.
I love this series so much
The documentary on Tatsu revealed it running running "faster" than intended. They had to change out some of the wheels to urethane to slow it down. LOL! It was also a "bear" to erect that coaster on that mountain as well.
I bet...i cant imagine the challenge of building a terrain coaster
Why did these stop being made? I love this ride type and Tatsu is one of my favorite rides.
The big surprise for me is that there's only 11 of them. I've ridden two now - the Superman at six Flags over Georgia and just recently Tatsu. I was completely unprepared for the pretzel loop on Tatsu, despite having heard that it's the largest. That's some crushing force that seems to last forever.
I really curious why this model hasn't sold better than it has. I'm guessing because they came out around the same time as the B&M hypers, and parks tended to go with those instead?
They came out so popular...half of them were built in the first 2 years. I wonder if they turned out to be too complex/prone to breakage and parks looked elsewhere
@@AirtimeThrills are they really any more unreliable than other high-thrill rides though? My experience with Superman at SFoF is very minimal downtime - but admittedly that's just what I've personally seen.
PS: ArieForce One looks amazing in person. I definitely recommend coming to check that out this year if you get to the southeast. It looks to be a solid mid-tier RMC or maybe better.
i love the by the numbers and the b&m flyer!
I have almost 200 credits, and Tatsu is a top 10 coaster for me!
I'm surprised Tatsu has more prime ride time than Manta. I recall Manta feeling notably longer than Tatsu but I guess I was wrong lol
Next we need the worlds B&M dive coasters by the numbers!! I wonder what you’ll rank them…
i actually didn’t know that acrobat was a clone. gets me wondering, who owns the rights to a coaster’s layout? park, manufacturer, no one?
B and M and Tatsu are probably the best flier built. Of course at my ex home park of Six Flags America in Maryland, the 2nd flier built, lie to fly VeKoma Batwing. I actually enjoyed it but could never get the transfer tracks to work all the time, so long waits when I use to go.
I've only done Air and Manta but I think the B&M flying coasters are amazing and there's loads of untapped potential in the ride model that hasn't been explored properly yet and I wish more would get built to do so.
The fly to lie on Air is crazy when it's running well and I'm surprised no other model has anything like that and of course the Pretzel loop on Manta is top tier.
You should make a video about the best park of each decade
I never thought Galactica was that long (in duration), it is a fantastic ride, I rank it above Nemesis, and Leviathan.
Got an ad for sfmm heavily featuring tatsu before the video
B&M flyers…the only coaster type that make me truly feel claustrophobic in all its restraints. Biggest fear of mine is getting stuck in those restraints in that flying position for longer than a minute or two.
Looks like a bunch of fun. Might be a future option for Canada's Wonderland, or maybe a wing coaster.
And energy-landia by the numbers
Only have Manta and Tatsu so far… hoping to add most of the Supermans this year.
Flying dinosaur is GOAT
VERRRRRYYYY common airtime thrills WW
I think Vekoma might have something to say about your introduction.
I would really like more B&M Flyers
Well known the the b&m dive coasters are the next ones on the numbers list
You should do which coaster by S&S gives good ride time
I’d argue Vekoma did a good job with fly
Could you do one with the strata coasters? There's too many for me to keep track and I think a video like this for stratas would be very helpful. Make sure you include the ones outside the us.
...there's only 2 strata coasters. TTD and Kingda Ka...
@@masoncarlile125 congratulations..
You win the award for understanding the sarcasm behind my comment
@@jamie-dempsey I gave up on feeling out sarcasm on the internet about 5 years ago...my apologies.
I'm happy to get on superman at over Georgia and tatsu this year
The parks I plant to go to are Hersheypark, sf great adventure, sf over Georgia, carrowinds, fun spot america Atlanta, sf magic mountain, sf discovery kingdom, and California's great america
Galactica > The others
Reason: if you watch any interview with John Wardley (the designer of some of the greatest coasters ever built) he constantly mentions how he wanted it to have a sensation of flight, not speed/intensity. It was meant to be seen as the 'hero' of Alton Towers, as nemesis and oblivion were the villians
I have ridden Manta a couple of times and really liked it, but I still miss X-Flight/Firehawk. I was heartbroken when KI tore it down.
Can you please explain exactly how you calculate prime ride track.
manta in seaworld orlando is my first thrill roller coaster and second roller coaster i riding
My only complain about The flying dinosaur is that its line is waaaaay too long. Literally took more than 2 hours to ride it during a weekday(thursday).
Harpy is very similar to the Superman Ultimate Flight clones
Chris, what synthesizer should I buy yamaha dx7 or roland juno di?
Technically tatsu does have the biggest drop if you include the drop into the pretzel loop.
Can you do Dive coasters
Or Wooden coaster that didnt get rmc
I love by the numbers videos, can you do one for Luna Park Melbourne and Luna Park Sydney?
Who here thinks that the by the numbers series is one of the best series that Airtime Thrills has done
I want to ride Starry Sky Ripper so bad.
I can’t believe that Tatsu is the longest! When I’ve ridden it feels pretty short.
That's funny considering Tatsu is considered to be an extremely long coaster.
B&M flyers without a pretzel loop are now illegal
Wish kennywood had a terrain version of these!
I rode Manta in 2012 I like it and then in 2016 I rode Firehawk it was also good being a Vekoma
Idea for a future video: "How SeaWorld Entertrainment picks its Winners & Losers" (The Haves & the Have Nots) Similar to the Cedar Fair & Six Flags videos.
Have you even ridden tatsu
Many times!!!!! I love it.
I never knew about the VR on galactica. I would've loved to experience that. Any idea why they got rid of it? I'm guessing covid and sanitation concerns?
Yup and VR only can last so long when thousands of people are using it daily. It was great whilst it lasted
I've only Superman @ SFGA and Tatsu at SFMM
It’s hard to tell when coaster clones have different stats
Suprised you haven’t done Energylandia yet, please do it soon
I think I can get my hands on enough footage for this video so I put it on the calendar
Chris when he sees that superman is closed on google maps so he cant make the video
how do you figure out the pacing of them?
Length divided by seconds of ride time
Thanks, I’m surprised you responded that quickly on a 8 month old video. Is that prime ride time or just the entire ride time.
Ps. Love your video’s
Thanks! Its prime ride time
I just rode Acrobat as my first flyer, and honestly I felt like garbage the rest of the day after pulling Gs in that position. I think it's fair to say I'm not a fan of this model, which I was NOT expecting.
i was taking the Flying dinosaur coaster
Our girl Manta which I've yet to ride got third place. I is a happy dork and Floridian.
Yet somehow west coast racers is your #3 in the park...
I just prefer that kind of ride over Tatsu. Tatsu is more of a niche specialty and WCR is more well rounded
Seems like Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich to me ... still watched it.