My Top 15 Coasters - By The Numbers

[@deathsheadmothranch7188]

I was obsessed with Raging Bull when I was little. I didn’t ride it, I was terrified of coasters, but I just loved the look of that ride.

[@dashkatae]

Makes sense Velocicoaster's pacing is low, the first half of the ride isn't extremely fast. It only hits 70mph during the second launch and loses most of that speed once it hits the top hat. Not entirely sure how fast it goes through that second half but regardless, the ride is still amazing.

[@alekgustafson6483]

Rode Velocicaoster this summer and it surprised me with how good it was. its my #1 coaster rn

[@amusementscape]

With the help of Google maps, and the Pythagorean theorem, Chris’ videos are factually entertaining

[@hoponpop1261]

I think one of my favorite things about Velocicoaster is that there is no mid course break run

[@maincoasters]

most multi launch coasters don’t( because the launch is a mid course) it’s amazing

[@LH44-GC]

Chris's top 15 is as legendary as Pythagore himself

[@AirtimeProductions]

I’m surprised to see Steel Vengeance at #3 in ride time! To me it feels like the longest coaster…I think that’s what makes the ride so good/fulfilling

[@joelmoore886]

I’m surprised by the pacing numbers on the Voyage. It feels out of control especially during the spaghetti bowl turn around and the return trip back. What a ride!

[@ronaldlatosinski4066]

Very intriguing way of ranking coasters. So much so It has given me a new train of thought. Pun not intended. Great video!

[@undyinglight1785]

"We can't do all 50." Can't? More like, won't. That would be a 45-1 hour long video and a ton of work. Great video. This is one of the best of this series tbh.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha ok you got me there

[@eEeEqw]

These vids are always the best part of mondays

[@Cje_-yj8ov]

By the numbers is personally my favorite series. If you asked me why, I wouldn’t be able to give an answer. It just is

[@me-myself-i787]

It's because it has such good pacing and prime ride time.

[@CoasterNerd]

For some reason I was surprised Ghost Rider came in last for pacing. It looked like a fast paced ride to me. Love this series, keep up the good work!

[@bryandetweiler6684]

So glad to see magnum on this list! So underrated.

[@MarcusDET]

I also love magnum and put it behind SV and Millennium at cedar point. Maverick doesn’t have the height I enjoy but it’s still a great ride.

[@threadedsilk]

I just had a good idea, what if you made a series describing coasters in just one sentence! Each episode you could do a different park or something. You could also do "Describing coaster manufacturers in just one sentence" or something along those lines. Idk why this came to mind but I think it could make for a fun and interesting series! Just thought I might suggest it!

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I was guessing that GhostRider wouldn't have the best pacing numbers. Steel Vengeance being in the middle for pacing makes sense, because the 2nd half smaller elements are slower, but it doesn't feel slower because the shape of the elements are just right for the speed at the moment. That's more of what I think of with pacing, not how much ground is covered per second, but whether it's doing something interesting with whatever speed it has. Steel Vengeance is excellent in that regard. A super fast but forceless helix or straight track is a pacing problem, even if it helps the ride on the per second stat.

[@Paolo8772]

This was the best: my favourite series about your favourite coasters. If you think "The Voyage" has a small drop for its length for a coaster with one lift hill: Shivering Timbers has a 107' drop and has a total track length of 5,383' (merely one foot less than T-Express) and the prime ride time is about 95 seconds. That makes Shivering Timbers the most efficient coaster in the world. Thanks for posting!

[@goodandbadgames2275]

10:05 bro the pacing on the voyage is faster that I thougt

[@jordonfreeman166]

69 seconds of prime ride time? Nice.

[@davidsobilo9622]

The goat returns! Absolutely love all of your content!

[@Benny-hd7tz]

W video, combining 2 great things

[@miked7212]

Great video! I enjoyed watching!

[@miked7212]

Thanks for the heart!

[@loganbenjamin8922]

With the help of Google maps, and the Pythagorean theorem, I need to know how to get prime ride length with the help of Google Maps, and the Pythagorean theorem. Another great video!

[@stevensales7502]

Shivering Timbers and Voyage are kings of ride time

[@seanmccaul9192]

I love your channel buddy, I especially like your rating videos. Keep it up mang!

[@WarraGp]

Imagine a coaster that has almost 300ft/s (90m/s) of pacing! You wrote 90m/s on The Voyage pacing.. haha. Awesome video! Love the series

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha I watch these all back with a critical eye on the overlays but one always gets past the goalie

[@lukecapstran19]

My home park is six flags great America. Raging Bull is graceful and not that great in the front but unbelievable in the back. That’s what makes it fantastic. As for pacing I feel the trims kill the speed but it’s still an amazing layout and ride for what it is. It’s sooo long and so much better than Goliath.

[@bartplays3392]

Ayy love when you countdown your favorite coasters!

[@kgc0609]

9:46 That pacing should be corrected from 90.1m/s to 17.1m/s.

[@clairefunnell8481]

All look awesome. I would so love to ride them. Fun video. I really enjoyed it. 😉

[@Cje_-yj8ov]

Also, maybe due to the structure of GhostRider or the coasters around maverick, but I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that those two are as close in height as they are

[@matthewpalm1841]

Yeah! Another great video from the coaster content king! Today is my birthday and I got his merchandise for my birthday, so this is awesome altogether!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy birthday! And thanks for repping the brand

[@matthewpalm1841]

You’re welcome! Keep going strong!

[@DV-om8ih]

Hi Chris, Great video! I just wanted to suggest a correction: perhaps you meant 9.01m/s for Voyage’s pacing? 90.1m/s might be a little too crazy haha

[@AirtimeThrills]

That one slipped thru, I'm impressed how close attention people pay to the overlays tho. Apparently a lot better than i do when i play back

[@philippzimmer5718]

9:47 So if the pacing is 90.1 m/s then thats about 324 km/h which is almost 195 mph. Voyage is faster than most sports cars if my calculations are correct

[@generalguy64x]

I desperately want to get to Cedar Point this summer.

[@scottyjbd]

Well I was wondering if any coasters had over 90 seconds of PRT, and The Voyage manages to hit 100. How about a video on the longest PRT coasters in the world? Maybe a combination of that and best pacing in the world?

[@AirtimeThrills]

It would be tough to nail down the coasters with the most prime ride time since i dont think thats listed anywhere. Just the official bogus park stat that includes the stacking

[@scottyjbd]

@@AirtimeThrills but Pythagorean Theorem and RCDB!! 😜

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Beast has a lot of PRT, maybe more than Voyage, but it's broken up by that 2nd lift hill. There are probably slow family coasters with more nonstop PRT than Voyage, but those wouldn't match the quality of Voyage. Pepsi Orange Streak is broken up by a small lift hill in the middle, but taking that out, you have over 100 seconds of PRT. But you're going very slow the whole time.

[@_AT41]

You could web scrape RCDB and bake your calculation into a Python script to get PRT for every coaster.

[@kry0cera962]

You should put airtime as a category in this!

[@AussieCoasterReviewer]

Pretty sure the metric conversion of the Voyage’s pacing was off (should by 17m/s not 90), but nevertheless another fantastic video!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah that one slipped thru

[@AC98000]

Thanks for the dinner reminder

[@ChrisInIndy06]

I hope this doesn't come off too critically or anything, but I had a thought as I was watching the part about Raging Bull and you said it was ~6ft/s slower than Diamondback, then I also saw RB moved at 58ft/s; or ~10% slower movement. Could be a useful little way to help quantify the difference when including statistics like that.

[@ChrisInIndy06]

also, another point I would find something like this useful is when you bring up the ride time of Voyage vs. X2. You say it's a full 62 seconds longer than X2, but perhaps a more useful metric would be "it's almost three times the prime ride time of X2." Again, sorry for the pedantry, as I'm probably one of few people who care enough about this and do this math in my head anyway

[@jrios29]

The Pythagorean Theorem strikes again in AirTime videos!

[@koasterlover1045]

Yes new vid by coaster daddy!

[@gerrard1144]

why is the pacing for The Voyage 90.1m/s lol?

[@peaked6]

Iron Gwazi opened back up and opens fully to all guests march 11th..... enthusiasts say it was way better than expected...

[@Galarticuno]

Real question: take those dumb trims off the Camelback on Raging Bull, would that boost it up the ranks?

[@JerzeyBoy201]

Boardwalk Bullet & Great Nor Easter. 👌🏾👌🏾

[@flsxhszn2827]

Yess. Another great ranking

[@nickfwcarti]

can you the coaster of busch gardens tampa by the numbers

[@tomcollierblognation136]

I can’t stand you for the pathagorin theorem 🤣🤣 been a subscriber love the channel, its just takes me back to being a dumb ass and not understanding it in school 🤦🏽‍♂️💯😞 but through your videos I understand it a lot better, THANKS 🙏 !

[@floridamaddogg]

Its actually a very simple math formula. You need to know how to add/subtract, how to square a number, and then know how to square root a number. You solve the missing variable.😂...hope this helps!

[@tomcollierblognation136]

@@floridamaddogg honestly maybe it was the teacher....cause she didn’t explain it that way😂💯

[@floridamaddogg]

@@tomcollierblognation136 😂😂😂

[@AirtimeThrills]

When math applies to coasters it suddenly makes sense

[@coreyheins1152]

I was expecting both steel vengeance and Mystic Timbers, however I got steel vengeance right

[@keithstransitexperiences9749]

What about your 15 least favorite coasters (bottom 15)?

[@northernlightscoasters9916]

Good suggestion

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Zamperla Family Gravity 80STD coasters and green lantern

[@DaanBruins]

I was surprised Wicked Cyclone was taller then Ghostrider.

[@maxhagenauer24]

It feels weird putting the drop height where it says "height". So if there was a 300 ft tall RMC on this list and its biggest drop was 5 feet, you would say: speed: 95mph length: 6,000 ft height: 10 ft

[@AirtimeThrills]

Some of these dont have a listed drop sp i just use height, but when i got the drop stat i use that

[@randomjordanpoolefan7265]

good idea

[@jackevans5463]

Do bgt and SeaWorld Orlando

[@CounterStrikeGlobalOffense]

Do you have any plans on taking an international coaster trip

[@AirtimeThrills]

Next year at the earliest. When international travel is less crazy hopefully

[@arwen-_-E.M.P.]

I’m intrigued.

[@gamebrogaming10111]

When will we see the numbers by the numbers

[@AirtimeThrills]

When the matrix falls apart

[@gamebrogaming10111]

@@AirtimeThrills haha

[@HockeyGUY66871]

Do Kennywoods coasters by the numbers

[@doctorPuffin]

Oooooo this is gon be good! And what are your thoughts about sea world buying Cedar Fair??

[@Donald38]

redirected, thank me later (unless you already watched) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnjWh4qIlrmDo7s

[@AirtimeThrills]

Check out my video from Thursday i talk about that in the last couple minutes

[@doctorPuffin]

@@AirtimeThrills oooh I remember that sorry

[@doctorPuffin]

@@Donald38 ye thanks I forgot it was in this in this vid

[@timk987]

Kind of interesting you don't consider Lightning Rod a 'traditional launching coaster." It uses lsms and like Intamin's first full circuit lsm coaster (Maverick), it's uphill. Who would say that's not carrying on a tradition? I know, I know Duane Marden (rcdb) calls them lsm lift hills and not launches. Got it!

[@AirtimeThrills]

That is a good point, but I feel like it could be replaced with a lift chain and the ride would pretty much be the same. You can't say that about just about any other launch coaster in the world.

[@timk987]

@@AirtimeThrills I get it. I have yet to ride Lightning Rod (more specifically, it has yet to be open on my visits), but I think it would fall out of favor with many fans without the launch. While it may not feel like what you'd expect, it's faster than Manta's lsm launch at SeaWorld San Diego and at least 20mph faster than Skyrush's cable lift. So you might be surprised how much you'd miss it.

[@GalacticHorizon1]

YAY NEXT MONTH IM FLYING TO CALIFORNIA I MIGHT GO TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN

[@ftn5249]

Riding iron gwazi on opening day!

[@cameryn4705]

I also really like mako it’s my favorite hyper

[@jakeetc7736]

wicked cyclone has a 90 ft drop and is 109 ft tall as opposed to ghostrider which is 118 ft tall with a 108 ft drop

[@mikewalker4950]

I feel like pacing should be more than just ft/sec or avg speed. Clearly a 300 foot coaster will have better pacing by this metric than a 100 ft coaster even though the 100 fr coaster might travel through it elements faster at the peak or at least relatively. I dunno some sort of top speed divisor seems appropriate. Like 100 mph= 2 and 50 mph =1. or maybe consider the number and size of the elements in relation to the top height. All of the RMCs definitely feel way faster paced than the B&Ms. the hit their hills faster and have more back to back elements. Just my 2c

[@AirtimeThrills]

I agree that the pacing stat isnt super useful in comparisons like this when its apples to oranges. Its better when comparing similar rides

[@coreyysmithh]

thought I-305 would be in this but i guess not

[@shauneee__]

Super creative

[@iquitokay]

it REALLY surprised me that Voyage was 100 seconds long!

[@why11483]

is wicked cyclone really better then twisted timers? i never rode wicked cyclone but i feel like tt is better.

[@BulletAgario]

What do you think they are going to replace Goliath at SFNE with?

[@BulletAgario]

Wait never mind, I see you uploaded a vid about it loll

[@PancakeNation]

Mako is the shit, so is Velocicoaster.

[@nicholasfield6127]

So why did you rank Diamond back higher than Orion?

[@coxscorner]

I rode Diamondback last year but the coaster Orion is better. No Millenium Force?

[@masonsarchivedchannel]

you think Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania will come back rip Blue Streak

[@theduck9591]

0:16 Fury Fury Fury Fury

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

One extra *miles* per hour on Mako? 🅱️ruh. What is this, RCT?

[@thevekomaslc2497]

No SLCS???????

[@GalacticHorizon1]

Nice

[@phill93]

Why the images are speed up?

[@magnuswaswrong]

Audio sounds sped up in parts as well

[@Blue-ye1dy]

Its statistically proven using the pythagorean theorem that 100% of people who arent subscribed to airtime thrills are cringe and smelly. Smash like, leave a comment, and watch the ads fam

[@jakeetc7736]

so ghostrider is actually 14th in drop

[@Cowboykidrokks]

So we know something about Chris he likes long rides

[@donuteater2196]

At least zippin pippin is not on here 😉

[@Donald38]

0:00 man they really buffed up el toros supports (Also joking unless real)

[@al0742]

Are you going to compare Kings Island (Bengals) and Magic Mountain (Rams) for the Super Bowl this year again?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I am, that is my next video

[@BUEAU]

Placing Steevie at #3 I'm hopeful your not hate-baiting for views and comments but...? Steevie #1

[@Donald38]

WE MUST GO BACK ON THE COMBINING THIS IS TOO FAR (Joking)

[@koalakyle19]

You're insane for putting Raging Bull in your top 15 It literally does nothing and has no forces at all This is coming from someone with a homepark bias

[@Starlit43]

X2 shouldn’t be in your top 15. More like top 400

[@openroadtravels181]

First

[@leefurnace7709]

F

[@MrMeatHook]

Man I love Ghostrider. But I rode it in December and it’s gotten REALLY rough again. Almost as bad as just before the retrack. It makes me want to not ride it until I’m about to leave the park, instead of when I first get there. I think RMC needs to retrack it again

[@tracerhayden573]

Really? To me it’s felt the same every single visit, and still being more enjoyable than hangtime. Which part is rough? The only slightly rough part could be the bottom of the drop but even I wouldn’t call that rough

[@MrMeatHook]

@@tracerhayden573 to be fair, Hangtime isn’t that great. I won’t even bother with it if the line is more than 10 minutes

[@leefurnace7709]

First