Crazy31088 Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Hi, I read on the site about the ride Flight Commander....they say it closed in 1995, and that it had some "problems". What is there now where the ride used to be, and what was this ride, anyway? Anyone have any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatefanjeff Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 (edited) I'm not sure but I think where the trampoline with the bungee cords is where flight commander used to be. Go to www.rcdb.com and type in The Racer in the quick search and it will have a pic of The Racer where you can see it. Edited January 1, 1970 by skatefanjeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy31088 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 Do you mean that tall thing that looks a little like a small Drop Zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopCabron Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Didn't some drunk person fall out? I think that is what I heard about it. The bungee cord thing is right on top of where it used to be though, that part is correct. It's even the same pavement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SML828 Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Wow - it seems weird that people don't know what Flight Commander was....no offense to anyone. I personally hated the ride...it was located where the bungee trampolines are currently located. Basically it consisted of little planes (kind of like the layout of the Eagles - in a circle) - it was up to 2 people per plane. In essence you flew the plane as the ride moved in a circular motion. You could 'fly' the plane up and down as the ride spun as well as spin the plane left & right in a barrel roll type of motion....you could spin in a complete rollover loop. Yes, a drunk women was injured, actually she was killed. She got herself out of the restraints and fell. I hope that makes some sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy31088 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 I don't remember it because 1995 was my first summer in Cincinnati-and I only came once that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Panther Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 I rode Flight Commander in its last year. I remember I was always too scared to flip it upside down though, because I thought I was going to fall out like the drunk lady. The year after they took it out, there was a sign that said a new ride would be dropping in the next year, which was either 1996 or 1997. So, I guess Drop Zone was originally going to go here, but then was moved to help create the new Action Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyGuy727 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 The women's alchohol level was like 3 or 4 times the legal limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Black Sunday was the reason the park stopped selling alcohol for about 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Actually, they didn't stop serving alcohol until the next year after that happened, though that was part of the reason it was taken out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarzYar Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I loved Flight Commander back in the day. After they reopened the ride me and one of my friends spent two hours on it riding in every seat (It was easy since NOONE rode the ride oater the accident) so we could say we rode in the death seat. Looking back on it it was kind of morbid but hay we were kids... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theultimatefan Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I remeber riding this ride one time in my life. It was around 1994-1995. They were little planes with over the shoulder restraints and one person could control the movement of the plane. I was so scared to make it go upside down. I rode it with my dad and he kept on making go on its side and it scared me. Now i think it would have been kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIguy14 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 If it had over the shoulder restraints, how could the lady have gotten out of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pki_guy Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 You'll be amazed by what drunk people can do. Besides, they dont feel alot of pain anyways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenGhost2003 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Hey everything happens for a reason!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Correct me if i am wrong but didn't it have a seat belt or something else... i do not remember if it was an over the shoulder harness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Correct me if i am wrong but didn't it have a seat belt or something else... i do not remember if it was an over the shoulder harness... The ride was modified after she fell from it, and I think seatbelts, and also a divider between the seats were installed. I think originally, she slid out, because she was in the ride alone, and there was no divider, between the seats. Soemthing along the lines of she was leaning out the car to see what was going on, and then did a couple of barrel rolls, and then she fell out. Flight Commander was quite cool though, and it turned in acircle you could control which way the car turned and what it did, with a joystick between the seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Panther Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 PKD used to have one of these two. I heard they were both sent to parks in South America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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