Sky Flys are easily one of my favorite flat rides because of how wild they can get with the endless flips. You described the method for flipping perfectly. One other thing I would add is that I've had the most success with flipping while sitting in an outside seat.
As someone with a sky fly at my home park, it's a workout to get a continuous flip going, and I find it's easier to flip at the top than the bottom. Also, to encourage faster flipping, when you get upside down, throw your weight to the other side. This will not only help ensure your rotation, but will also help you flip faster and faster if you keep going. If you're flipping left, at the start of a flip throw your weight left, and then once you are upside down, throw your weight to your right, and then back left once upright, and repeat.
Im actually a ride operator at Apocalypseburg Skybattle, and we have a restriction set in place that tries to prevent any seat from rotating more than 25 times. If you reach a sufficient rotating speed in the ride, it will start to resist and the whole ride will slow down. It is not super uncommon to see somebody do 25-30 rotations though. It occurs maybe 2-4 times a day. But the few times a rider has done more than 40 rotations have been before the restriction was set in place.
@@CanobieCoaster I believe the restriction is set in place due to multiple reasons. I could imagine that fewer rotations means less wear on the ride in the long run, and it is probably also to prevent anybody from going into an uncontrollable spin(even though most people are able to stop a spin). But mostly i think it's just a safety measure. Legoland is one of the parks in Denmark with THE most focus on safety, so it makes sense.
I've only ridden the SkyFlyer at Holiday Park so far, and the most flips I was able to get in a single ride was 2. I don't know whether the wind was just not on my side that day, or if I should have committed to the method more, either way, I'm grateful for the video. :)
I think this is also contingent on or restricted by your weight too. Back in May 2022 I'd gotten 25 flips on Skyhawk at Canadas Wonderland. Then in October I couldn't get more than 2. I didn't know it at the time but I'd gained about 20lbs between May and October. So on top of any wind resistance potentially slowing you down, I'd say if you're over 200lbs or so, getting in a lot of flips consistently can be pretty challenging.
I was told by park managers that Gerstlauer introduced a new limiting system with Sky Flyers that stops inversions if there's risk of getting to many. There are some versions out there that don't include this limiter though, especially the early ones (that probably might not be as easy to update). Fans of sky flyers keep track of where these limitless versions are and travel to them in order to make the most inversions possible, I was told. Couldn't confirm it though, but the information was from a park manager that was running one of these.
Great instruction video 👍🏻 Unfortunately, some of the newer Sky Flies are equipped with brakes to prevent too fast flips - so I recommend the seats with no brakes (usually the ones towards the center, the outer seats often have them) on these models - examples for these are the versions at Tripsdrill or Hansa Park!
I was lucky to meet the "famous" lady at tmnt shellshock. It was hilarious (in the best way possible)to see her flip 50+ times in the ride time. It definitely helps if your body is "top heavy" it helps get this first flip sooner.
I rode the one at Hansa Park once in 2019, and got a few flips on it. I got two in a row towards the end, but no more than that. I didn't get a chance to ride another one of these until last summer when I went to the Mall of America. I got two rides on TMNT Shellshock, but didn't get a single flip on it. Hopefully with two being built at Epic Universe I'll be able to practice riding these a lot more in the near future.
Thank you for this video! With Canada’s Wonderland being my home park, I’ve ridden Skyhawk so many times but only have ever got one flip 2 different times!
I find it especially cool Liseberg made a dedicated video about these tips for their model, AeroSpin. My version (Skyhawk) just has some cheap posters called "Flight Training"
Another tip: As soon as you get to a certain amount of rotation, let's say you're swinging beyond 90° already, pull in your legs a bit after you swing past the normal position, and extend them when you start swinging down again. When flipping, that means pull in on your way "up" and extend after the upside down point. Getting this right will increase the spinning speed to insane levels.
I followed your instructions on Tailspin at Dreamworld today. Unfortunately the harness gives little room to throw your weight. I achieved going upside down frequently but no full rotation - maybe next time. It sure is a hell of a workout!
I went to Nickelodeon Universe at MOA very close to the opening of TMNT Shell Shock and got the technique down flat after the first ride. And yes it was exactly this technique. I was able to get a consistent and continuous roll every ride after that. I'm a bigger guy so I think slamming my weight around helped. I probably went head over heels 200+ times over a bunch of cycles that day, and actually created quite the spectacle each ride because no one else seemed to really be getting it. I'm not even sure if some of those guests realized it could flip until they saw me do it, especially as it was maybe a week after opening.
I used that exact method. Somebody at Canada's Wonderland talked me through it, then I tried it. It didn't work for me there or in Minnesota, no flips. But I'm also clumsy, uncoordinated, and not athletic. I was probably doing the right method in the wrong way.
I did at canadas wonderland last year, we did it as our last ride and didnt get a single flip, but i had failed to put my body weight into it, still was fun
Sky Flys are easily one of my favorite flat rides because of how wild they can get with the endless flips. You described the method for flipping perfectly. One other thing I would add is that I've had the most success with flipping while sitting in an outside seat.
That probably helps, but my method has worked on interior seats too.
As someone with a sky fly at my home park, it's a workout to get a continuous flip going, and I find it's easier to flip at the top than the bottom. Also, to encourage faster flipping, when you get upside down, throw your weight to the other side. This will not only help ensure your rotation, but will also help you flip faster and faster if you keep going. If you're flipping left, at the start of a flip throw your weight left, and then once you are upside down, throw your weight to your right, and then back left once upright, and repeat.
I agree throwing the weight can help coax it if you time it right.
Im actually a ride operator at Apocalypseburg Skybattle, and we have a restriction set in place that tries to prevent any seat from rotating more than 25 times. If you reach a sufficient rotating speed in the ride, it will start to resist and the whole ride will slow down. It is not super uncommon to see somebody do 25-30 rotations though. It occurs maybe 2-4 times a day. But the few times a rider has done more than 40 rotations have been before the restriction was set in place.
Interesting. What is the reason behind limiting the max number of flips?
@@CanobieCoaster I believe the restriction is set in place due to multiple reasons. I could imagine that fewer rotations means less wear on the ride in the long run, and it is probably also to prevent anybody from going into an uncontrollable spin(even though most people are able to stop a spin). But mostly i think it's just a safety measure. Legoland is one of the parks in Denmark with THE most focus on safety, so it makes sense.
This is actually a really good topic for an instructional video. I'll keep this in mind when I visit Lost Island this year!
Enjoy!
I've only ridden the SkyFlyer at Holiday Park so far, and the most flips I was able to get in a single ride was 2. I don't know whether the wind was just not on my side that day, or if I should have committed to the method more, either way, I'm grateful for the video. :)
Definitely commit to this method.
Worked a treat at holiday park! Thanks so much!
You're welcome!
These are one of the "must ride" flat rides on my Bucket list. :)
And for good reason.
Never ridden one of these but will keep this in mind for when I do
Hope it helps!
I think this is also contingent on or restricted by your weight too. Back in May 2022 I'd gotten 25 flips on Skyhawk at Canadas Wonderland. Then in October I couldn't get more than 2. I didn't know it at the time but I'd gained about 20lbs between May and October. So on top of any wind resistance potentially slowing you down, I'd say if you're over 200lbs or so, getting in a lot of flips consistently can be pretty challenging.
That may factor in. I'm 165 lbs.
I was told by park managers that Gerstlauer introduced a new limiting system with Sky Flyers that stops inversions if there's risk of getting to many. There are some versions out there that don't include this limiter though, especially the early ones (that probably might not be as easy to update). Fans of sky flyers keep track of where these limitless versions are and travel to them in order to make the most inversions possible, I was told. Couldn't confirm it though, but the information was from a park manager that was running one of these.
Great instruction video 👍🏻
Unfortunately, some of the newer Sky Flies are equipped with brakes to prevent too fast flips - so I recommend the seats with no brakes (usually the ones towards the center, the outer seats often have them) on these models - examples for these are the versions at Tripsdrill or Hansa Park!
Interesting. I had no trouble flipping the Hansa Park one. The only one I ever rode that had too much resistance was one in Dubai.
Love the 'trust the process' reference. Great video.
Yes! Thank you!
I was lucky to meet the "famous" lady at tmnt shellshock. It was hilarious (in the best way possible)to see her flip 50+ times in the ride time. It definitely helps if your body is "top heavy" it helps get this first flip sooner.
That's cool!
I rode the one at Hansa Park once in 2019, and got a few flips on it. I got two in a row towards the end, but no more than that. I didn't get a chance to ride another one of these until last summer when I went to the Mall of America. I got two rides on TMNT Shellshock, but didn't get a single flip on it. Hopefully with two being built at Epic Universe I'll be able to practice riding these a lot more in the near future.
Shell Shock is one of the harder ones since you have no wind.
This is perfect because I’m going to visit Hansa Park next month!
Enjoy!
Thank you for this video! With Canada’s Wonderland being my home park, I’ve ridden Skyhawk so many times but only have ever got one flip 2 different times!
Hope it helps!
I find it especially cool Liseberg made a dedicated video about these tips for their model, AeroSpin. My version (Skyhawk) just has some cheap posters called "Flight Training"
That's awesome!
Another tip: As soon as you get to a certain amount of rotation, let's say you're swinging beyond 90° already, pull in your legs a bit after you swing past the normal position, and extend them when you start swinging down again. When flipping, that means pull in on your way "up" and extend after the upside down point. Getting this right will increase the spinning speed to insane levels.
Good tip!
I followed your instructions on Tailspin at Dreamworld today. Unfortunately the harness gives little room to throw your weight. I achieved going upside down frequently but no full rotation - maybe next time. It sure is a hell of a workout!
While you can't throw your weight forwards, I have enough freedom to go side to side.
I went to Nickelodeon Universe at MOA very close to the opening of TMNT Shell Shock and got the technique down flat after the first ride. And yes it was exactly this technique. I was able to get a consistent and continuous roll every ride after that. I'm a bigger guy so I think slamming my weight around helped. I probably went head over heels 200+ times over a bunch of cycles that day, and actually created quite the spectacle each ride because no one else seemed to really be getting it. I'm not even sure if some of those guests realized it could flip until they saw me do it, especially as it was maybe a week after opening.
It's definitely tricky if you are impatient.
I used that exact method. Somebody at Canada's Wonderland talked me through it, then I tried it. It didn't work for me there or in Minnesota, no flips. But I'm also clumsy, uncoordinated, and not athletic. I was probably doing the right method in the wrong way.
Minnesota's is harder than most since you don't have the help from wind.
„Next month“ and here I am. I‘m gonna visit Hansa Park today and I wanna thank you for this video!
You're welcome!
Thanks for making a tutorial for this. I may ride Squadron 33 this year.
Have fun!
Thank you, I can now ride the red arrows without looking like an idiot
You're welcome!
I love this new series, I'd love to see one about perfecting the perfect snap on a flying scooters ride. 😃
I'm hesitant to do that one since so many parks are against it.
@@CanobieCoaster good point!
Can we get an instructional video like this on how to snap flyers?
Maybe. I'm hesitant to do that one since a lot of parks ban snapping now.
Make a tutorial on how to get spin (sporten) on break dance rides
I'm not as good at those rides.
I did at canadas wonderland last year, we did it as our last ride and didnt get a single flip, but i had failed to put my body weight into it, still was fun
You definitely have to work for it.
Is there a best seat on the sky flies or are they all pretty similar?
I think the outside ones may be a tad better, but I can get any of them to flip.
Very loosely related, what did you think of the Powerpuff Girls’ Mojo-Jojo’s Robot Rampage at IMG Worlds of Adventure?
Solid air race.
I rode an Aerobat a few years ago and found it much easier to roll than the Gerstlauer rides. Way more flipping too
That one is easier and has more diversity.
Spinning makes me nauseous, but flipping like this several times is something I love, but wow, that looks hard to get that many flips.
It takes patience and technique but it is worth it.
It's like flying a fighter plane!
A crazy plane!
Just rode one today and got 38 flips!
Nice!
How to snap on scooters next?
Maybe. I'm hesitant to do that one since a lot of parks ban snapping now.
Canobie Coaster tutorial "How to Flip OUT!" On an amusement ride that is.
Had to.
I wanna ride one of these so bad
They're fantastic if you figure out how to invert them.
I once saw a video of a guy get 78 flips on skyhawk at canadas wonderland lol
I wouldn't be surprised if I've hit numbers like that before on some of them, especially the one at Belantis.
gerstlauer sky fly speedrum 50 flip% (WR) (NO GLITCHES)
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