The World's B&M Flying Coasters - By The Numbers
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2023
- There are 11 B&M flyers out there, so today let's rank them up by the numbers.
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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!
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
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
I wish Universal Orlando got a flying dinosaur clone, but I can’t complain about velocicoaster
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.
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
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...
B&M flyers are good, but the new gen vekoma flyer is sickkkk
"Nobody has simulated the flying experience quite as well as B&M"
*New Vekoma has entered the chat*
I’d love to see KI get Cedar Fair’s first B&M Flyer. That would really complement their lineup
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.
Personally I think starry sky ripper would be my favorite, that layout looks so demented
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.
It will always be Air, the galactica rebrand was an international tragedy
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You should make a video about the best park of each decade
Finally got to ride Flying Dinosaur a few days ago. It’s an amazing layout!
Got an ad for sfmm heavily featuring tatsu before the video
going to sfmm for the first time in february, x-2 might be closed but I'm still super pumped to ride tatsu.
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.
Next we need the worlds B&M dive coasters by the numbers!! I wonder what you’ll rank them…
I want more of these coasters so bad
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
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Including The Floorless Conversion Stand Up's.
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Great Video! 😁
This is definitely my favorite of your series! Keep up the good work!
“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.
Love your videos!
been a lil while since i watched, love the intro !!!
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!
Was just searching for this video last night and it comes out today! Amazing video as always!
Thanks! This was a popular request
Me: *sees this video*
Also me: *verbally excited*
I'm thrilled to have both Manta and Air on my credits list. Amazing rides!
chris is WORKING!😂🙌🏽
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 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.
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
"Nobody has simulated the flying experience quite as well as B&M."
Sad F. L. Y. noises.
I never thought Galactica was that long (in duration), it is a fantastic ride, I rank it above Nemesis, and Leviathan.
I like starry sky ripper that's because that gorgeous loops ever 😌✨
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.
@0:09 FLY has entered the chat
i love the by the numbers and the b&m flyer!
Only have Manta and Tatsu so far… hoping to add most of the Supermans this year.
I would really like more B&M Flyers
I have almost 200 credits, and Tatsu is a top 10 coaster for me!
All dive coasters by the numbers
On the list. Maybe after Eurofighters
Looks like a bunch of fun. Might be a future option for Canada's Wonderland, or maybe a wing coaster.
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 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
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?
0:10 FLY!!!
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
I love by the numbers videos, can you do one for Luna Park Melbourne and Luna Park Sydney?
I think Vekoma might have something to say about your introduction.
Why did these stop being made? I love this ride type and Tatsu is one of my favorite rides.
Probably because they're complicated. ElToroRyan did a good video about their complicated mechanisms that can lead to lots of downtime
And energy-landia by the numbers
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.
Technically tatsu does have the biggest drop if you include the drop into the pretzel loop.
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
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.
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).
the only two i've been on where the superman clones at SFGadv and SFOG
Who here thinks that the by the numbers series is one of the best series that Airtime Thrills has done
Harpy is very similar to the Superman Ultimate Flight clones
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.
You should do which coaster by S&S gives good ride time
Flying dinosaur is GOAT
I’d argue Vekoma did a good job with fly
Well known the the b&m dive coasters are the next ones on the numbers list
Can you do Dive coasters
Or Wooden coaster that didnt get rmc
I want to ride Starry Sky Ripper so bad.
Can you please explain exactly how you calculate prime ride track.
It’s hard to tell when coaster clones have different stats
Chris when he sees that superman is closed on google maps so he cant make the video
VERRRRRYYYY common airtime thrills WW
I rode Manta in 2012 I like it and then in 2016 I rode Firehawk it was also good being a Vekoma
Chris, what synthesizer should I buy yamaha dx7 or roland juno di?
I hope B&M start making family flyers
B&M flyers without a pretzel loop are now illegal
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.
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.
Seems like Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich to me ... still watched it.
Wish kennywood had a terrain version of these!
The Superman in New Jersey GA was just ok, kind of uncomfortable restraints.
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 fell asleep on Galactica when I went to Towers.
Our girl Manta which I've yet to ride got third place. I is a happy dork and Floridian.
I've only Superman @ SFGA and Tatsu at SFMM
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
i hate flying coasters because the ops are so slow that on the breakrun you hurt your neck trying to keep it up
ima be honest i thought 6 flags owned more than 11 supermans lol