Johnlloyd Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Here is a photo of Flying Eagles almost ready for takeoff! Photo Credit: Dave Phillips via Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoFCfan Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Here is a photo of Flying Eagles almost ready for takeoff! Photo Credit: Dave Phillips via Twitter THE PAINT AND DESIGN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Sorry if I am not understanding everything but whats with the hype of the Flying Eagles and the enthusiast community? It just looks like a kids ride to me. What is the reason we are so interested in this? Skyhawk looks its gonna be pretty good, at CW we have quite a good flat selection now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Sorry if I am not understanding everything but whats with the hype of the Flying Eagles and the enthusiast community? It just looks like a kids ride to me. What is the reason we are so interested in this? Skyhawk looks its gonna be pretty good, at CW we have quite a good flat selection now. Well, Flying Eagles can be a very fun ride if you know how to use the paddle correctly. I wouldn't consider them to be a kids ride but, more of a family ride because anyone can ride them. I greatly enjoyed Cedar Creek Flyers at Dorney Park last year so, I'm sort of looking forward to riding Flying Eagles at Canada's Wonderland because Chopper Chase will be surrounding the ride! But, I am more excited about Skyhawk as it's the first Gerstlauer Sky Roller in North America! I can't wait to ride it as it looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 ^^ There's an expression called "snapping" that applies to getting your ride vehicle to literally fly sideways, and higher, almost upside down if you can time it, etc. Some parks (I have read) have signs in front of theirs, saying "Snapping Is NOT ALLOWED." And so it goes. SkyHawk looks very nice, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 ^^ There's an expression called "snapping" that applies to getting your ride vehicle to literally fly sideways,and higher, almost upside down if you can time it, etc. Some parks (I have read) have signs in front of theirs, saying "Snapping Is NOT ALLOWED." And so it goes. SkyHawk looks very nice, btw. I wonder if any park's fanbase would be satisfied with a ride designed to snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 ^ Hey, could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Well I can say Carowinds encourages snapping on the Woodstock Gliders. Yes it's in the kids Planet Snoopy section but we young adults and the teens can take over the ride quickly. Here's a vid from 2010 when everyone were snapping and the ride op got nervous, thinking the ride was going to break. lol [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Well I can say Carowinds encourages snapping on the Woodstock Gliders. Yes it's in the kids Planet Snoopy section but we young adults and the teens can take over the ride quickly. Here's a vid from 2010 when everyone were snapping and the ride op got nervous, thinking the ride was going to break. lol [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] How does one snap, is it just going back and forth perfectly to get this range of motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Any signs of testing yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoFCfan Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Any signs of testing yet? Yup! Photo credits to Cameron Mazzei from the CWmania Facebook Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoFCfan Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Wait... What is snapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Any signs of testing yet? Yup! Photo credits to Cameron Mazzei from the CWmania Facebook Page Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearinduction Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Wait... What is snapping? You get some slack in the cable and the plane bounces and makes an awesome sound that resonates through the structure. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Here is a video of Flying Eagles testing! Canada's Wonderland reports that they will be uploading a video of Skyhawk soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 ^ Sounds like the kids are really enjoying the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 ^ Sounds like the kids are really enjoying the ride! Yes, they sure do sound like they're having fun! From what I understand, the people on the ride are related to those who helped construct the ride. I can't wait to see videos of Skyhawk testing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Here is a video of Flying Eagles testing! Canada's Wonderland reports that they will be uploading a video of Skyhawk soon! Looks like a great time. Hopefully we'll see that Skyhawk footage sooner than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Below is a photo of Skyhawk testing! According to Canada's Wonderland, the current record for barrel rolls within a ride duration is 41! That sure is a lot of spinning! I can't wait to try Skyhawk out! Photo Credit: Canada's Wonderland via Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejot Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I also cannot WAIT to ride Skyhawk. Sooo excited. Wait... What is snapping? It's when the cables on the ride slacken and gravity takes over for a brief moment, and your ride vehicle falls and bounces around a bit instead of spinning smoothly with taught cables. Technical explanation: cable tension is proportional to centripetal force - (mv^2)/r .... with mass and velocity basically constant, as you swing up higher and further out, "r" (radius) increases, ergo cable tension decreases, with division doing its thing and all. Once tension is low enough, and gravity "wins", you snap. It's a lot of fun. The cables don't actually break, if that was the intent of the question. But it does stress the truss structure of the ride, so some parks discourage the effect. How does one snap, is it just going back and forth perfectly to get this range of motion? That is correct. Intermediate technique: Move the sail from one extreme position to the other very quickly, at just the right time. Practice, practice, practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Below is a photo of Skyhawk testing! According to Canada's Wonderland, the current record for barrel rolls within a ride duration is 41! That sure is a lot of spinning! I can't wait to try Skyhawk out! Photo Credit: Canada's Wonderland via Facebook ...To further fuel the competitive fire... The 41 flip record is held by a CoasterForce member... I think that's enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoFCfan Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Is there a video of testing though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Wait... What is snapping? It's something you do on good flyers like the ones at Knoebels and not the piece of crap Larson models Cedar Fair keeps installing because they suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 SkyHawk is definitely going to be having major capacity issues. Not only will the regular line be long but with Fast Lane Plus, the ratio is going to probably be somewhere around 6 FLP per cycle, limiting the regular line down to 18 people per cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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