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Contrary to popular belief, these flyers CAN be snapped, even consecutively. The speed is about average for Flyers, and the ride time isnt that much shorter than the excellent sets at Knoebels and Carowinds. The main reason why people cant get them to snap is because of the wide radius that you can steer your bird. Whereas at Carowinds they have rubber stoppers that actually aid in steering, thus producing better snaps. It took me many rides, through many visits to finally get the hang of this ride, so there is no accidental snapping like at Carowinds and no easy snaps either. The trick is not to move the rudder from the far left to the far right and vice versa like on every other set, instead use only about 80% of the total space. Step number 2 is to pretty much do the complete opposite of what you would at Carowinds or Knoebels. I know this doesnt make any sense right now, as it didnt when I first heard it, but once you get it you will understand. It will not come fast so dont give up quickly. After you get the hang of it you can experiment on going out of the 80 percent boundary to get more pronounced, structure shaking snaps. Step number 3 is to not have an op who is a nazi.. though that is obvously not up the rider. The skill required actually makes me appreciate this set of Flyers more than the ones at Carowinds or Knoebels. It has an excellent setting next to the pond, heres hoping this ride stays for a very very long time and is not replaced by an Italian Job next year..
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