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certain characteristics really endear a ride to me. they are as follows: 1-chaotic, no two rides the same 2-sense of speed, flying 3-bizarre/unique mechanical features 4-interesting concept, execution 5-impression that you are going to crash into objects on or near the ride 6-wierd ride ops 7-ride experience more impressive than appears from the ground 8-use of trees. not many rides can hit on all of these points, but im happy to say the knoebels flyer nails each one splendidly! now allow me to address each of my 8 points as regards the flyer. 1-flyer is a model par excellence of a chaotic system. wind, quirks in the motors revolutions, the subtlest movements of your wrist on the "rudder", small shifts in body weight could all cause any particular ride on flyer to go nuts in little stochastic blasts. i love how when you are about to snap you kind of just go into a dead spot, like youre not moving but everybody else is, then suddenly....pop! 2-flyer doesnt go terribly fast, but it doesnt need to, because it is in a tight space so as you go bouncing through your turn the world whizzes past at a satisfying clip. 3-flyers engine may be its most interesting mechanical characteristic. basically a tractor engine. its loud and you can see about an inch thick layer of grease on the thing. had a break down? need to find some fancy shmancy amusement ride expert from germany to come and fix it? nah. just go get billy bob over the mountain to come down and get this ride purring like a kitten again. 4-flyer lets the individual determine how crazed his/her turn on the ride is. me personally, i wanted to make my flyer go berzerk and get scared off my head, and i succeeded at that aim and im thankful to the flyer for giving me that opportunity to determine my own fate. put simply, a very simple idea, that turns out to be one of the funnest/scariest rides ever. 5-this rides plot is surrounded by trees. every time you snap the cables you go wailing perpendicular to ground and straight towards one of many trees. the only thing that keeps you from becoming a mangled up version of a tree house is those seemingly dodgy cables holding your vehicle to the ride hub. this is a scary and totally rad sensation that makes everyone fully addicted to the ride. why do so many humans like to feel that they are about to get seriously maimed/killed? dont ask me, because im one of them. 6-the guy running the flyer during my couple of rides had fewer facial expressions than a boulder. i dont think this guy would crack a smile even if he was inside of a harem being lavished by bellydancers who were feeding him apricots and candied pistachios. he ran the ride a long-a**ed time each cycle too. awesome. 7-flyer is a crazy ride if you figure out how to make it go nuts. and nuts it will go for you, given the chance. what looks like a funky and quaint contraption from the ground turns out to be a formidable thrill. go figure. 8-see point 5.
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