Flying School

I am rather tall, so it is possible for me to extend my legs and put my feet on the back of the seat in front of me.  As the signs say, this is a really bad idea.  When the trains pitch up, the distance between the seats increases.  But as the trains pass over the top of a hill and pitch down, the distance between the rows of seats decreases.  If someone were to raise their legs as seen in this safety warning image, they could be in for a nasty surprise.  To me this seems like a pretty big design flaw, but I suppose it is necessary.  If the spacing between rows was increased, the result would be a much longer and heavier train.

A lot of larger inverted coasters have a station floor that lowers once the passengers are on the train.  Flying School's wooden floor below this loading and unloading area is fixed in place.  The seats are rather far above the floor, so kids, and even some shorter adults, might need a little help getting into the train.  I've seen shorter people jumping a little to reach the seat.  Small children sometimes need a lift to boost them into the cars.

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