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Post April 3rd, 2006, 4:40 pm

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At which spot on any ride you have ridden gives the most ejector airtime.
I have posted a similar discussion way-back but new rides have been introduced and alot of things have been changed.

For me its with out a doubt the front seat on the return trip on Iron Brue Revolution at Blackpool.
It just pulls some extreme ejector. People will agree that it is so strong that there has been possible urinating incedents.

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Post April 3rd, 2006, 4:43 pm
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Front seat on Stealth all the way over the airhill. This ride actually slams you with extreme force against the restraints, restraints your shoulder aren't even supposed to be able to reach... [lol]. It's hard to imagine that there is a ride with more ejector than that. I'm usre there is, but it's hard to imagine it [lol]

Post April 3rd, 2006, 4:54 pm
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i'd still say this is the best ride with the best airtime:
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Look at this ejecting floater! (it's more extreme when you go higher [;)])
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Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:06 pm

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OMG Dirk [:D]

It's true. Also some others, that look at that one. Give alot of ejector.

Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:12 pm

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Coaster wise, its hard to beat SROS's fourth hill. I think its -1.3 ejector.

Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:16 pm

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On all B&M's, right after the pre-drop, or after the MCBR, if you ride in the back, the front of the train picks up speed, and you get ejected up, because they make the transitions really small. I've seen this on Apollo's Chariot, Alpengiest, and the POV of Silverstar, so im pretty sure it's on all of them.

Edit: I've also heard that the ejector or Phantom's Revenge's bunny hills at the end are amazing.

Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:39 pm

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Irn Bru Revolution for me aswell, front seat is god damn insane! Serious ejector airtime, It feels so good. Also Dirk, I notice you have no friends on that ride with you....

Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:45 pm

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Those are sweet! Ever go 360 in them?

Yeah, Magnum's air is pretty intense and painful, and the Jack Rabbit's is great Flojector.

Post April 3rd, 2006, 5:56 pm

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I doubt that would be possible with a single rider, you'd need several people pushing at high speeds I imagine

Post April 3rd, 2006, 6:01 pm

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magnum is painful in the first seat of the second car. my restraint locked down into my lap and my legs got bruises from the airtime. also, front seat on corkscrew @ CP threw me out of my seat on the hill before the loop and back seat was insane over the first drop. SRoS is pretty good for airtime, those bunny hills at the end, mmmmmm

Post April 3rd, 2006, 6:10 pm

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The most for me was definatly the first drop in the back seat of Silver Comet at martins fantasy island. That was the first time i rode it, and i reaaaaaaally didnt expect it!

Post April 3rd, 2006, 6:37 pm

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Fourth and sixth hills on SROS SFNE (front row) definately have the most amazing airtime I've ever experienced, with most other hills on the ride being honorable mention. Cyclone SFNE's airtime is very very forceful, but it's so quick and rough that I didn't enjoy that air as much as I did SROS' powerful and sustained air.

SROS SFA has some decent ejector on a few of it's hills too, as does AC back row. I got nice air on the first 1/3 of the pullover on KK's tophat. Some woodies I've seen videos of or heard about have some crazy air, especially Cyclops.

I've been on Magnum once (2003) and I'm sure that had very strong air, but IMO the ride as a whole just wasn't that memorable. The only thing I specifically remember was how much the banking sucked on the first half that pretzel turnaround. Other than that I just remember that I was on it lol. Probably would've been better to ride toward the front...I opted for the back, which I usually like better on hypers, with the exception of Intamins.

Post April 3rd, 2006, 6:44 pm

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-Going into the Snake Roll on SR
-Back seat of goliath on the drop
-Back seat of Viper on the drop
-California Screamin's airtime hills

Post April 3rd, 2006, 7:08 pm

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Lest we forget... "The Phoenix" at Knobel's. On that ride, you're only on your seat half of the time. So much air! [:)] I loved it!

Post April 4th, 2006, 2:34 am
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Originally posted by Edge

Also Dirk, I notice you have no friends on that ride with you....


i was taking the pic
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Post April 4th, 2006, 5:47 am
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Originally posted by Edge

Also Dirk, I notice you have no friends on that ride with you....


With more people I can't get really high. Alone i can reach the max without a problem. And all other peeps were looking how high I went[redsmoke]

Me loves a single swing with gigantic airtime [:o)][pshades]

Originally posted by screamomatic

I bet I could go 360 in that...


I can go higher, but one problem. A wooden beam is in the way [:D]
Look good:
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and with some imagination, you can go 360:
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Post April 4th, 2006, 11:36 am
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They did something like that on MythBusters... they tried to do a 360 on a swing.

Post April 4th, 2006, 12:06 pm
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Post April 4th, 2006, 3:57 pm

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I do prefer ejector to floater.
But Magnus Colossus's floater on the double down is absolutely perfect.
Ejector still is alot better though imo.

Post April 4th, 2006, 4:37 pm

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Kennywood's Jack Rabbit is insane in the back seat.
The best air I've ever gotten was on the double dip in the right side of this picture:
http://www.rcdb.com/ig120.htm?picture=1
Haven't been back for a few years though.

Post April 4th, 2006, 4:50 pm

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i saw that mythbuster too that was cool, so at the end they needed to strap some fire works on the crash test dummi.

Post April 4th, 2006, 5:18 pm

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Front seat or back seat on Nitro has great ejector airtime. SROS, Magnum XL 200, even Kingda Ka has good air.

Post April 4th, 2006, 7:30 pm

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Raven, Shivering Timbers and Cornball Express. All back seat - all amazing. No steel coaster has come close.

Post April 4th, 2006, 7:45 pm
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Xcelerator's Back Seat. It gets the same force as the front, but its much longer, imo.

Also. California Screaming used to have REALLY good air time, not that its been nuetured its just so so.

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