{"id":9677,"date":"2022-03-04T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=9677"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:56","slug":"my-top-5-favourite-airtime-moments-on-uk-rollercoasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=9677","title":{"rendered":"My Top 5 Favourite Airtime Moments On UK Rollercoasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019m an airtime obsessed gal. It\u2019s a sensation that never gets beaten in my opinion. A lot of my top 5\/10 includes numerous rides that demonstrate exactly that. Here are my top 5 airtime moments. I\u2019d love to hear all about yours too. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stealths Top Hat:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This airtime is stunning. You race up to the top at such a speed but once you are at the highest point to the brake run the airtime is tremendous. It\u2019s the one element of Stealth I simply idolize.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DCAA5667-979E-4410-839E-8FFF05AA3101.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wickerman Final Time Through Big Bob:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You reach the turnaround point into a drop &amp; back through Big Bob (Wickerman statue). That airtime is out of this world. If you\u2019ve not already but let your arms are loosened up &amp; open within this section and watch how much airtime you get.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/248cc626-3b44-4d4c-b8b0-47e400bff233.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/248cc626-3b44-4d4c-b8b0-47e400bff233-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/248cc626-3b44-4d4c-b8b0-47e400bff233-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Icons Bunny Hill:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Admittedly the launch is nothing too extraordinary in comparison to the cable launches. But there\u2019s no denying that once you are off the initial launch and hit the prime of the bunny hill, that airtime is next level. It\u2019s lush.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/99fe1ddd-f8f3-4f23-9ea9-c1f65adbbbae.jpg?w=1932&amp;ssl=1 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thirteen Airtime Hills:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s in the title. But as you head through the woods the amount of \u201cvicious airtime\u201d as I call it is stunning. Your bum lifts then slam right back down, it\u2019s fierce IMO. Yet it\u2019s so perfect.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/f01cc9b4-0321-4b97-ae88-4bea9a156e63-1.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> Oblivion\u2019s Drop:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There isn\u2019t quite a sensation quite like this. It\u2019s practically as if you leave your heart &amp; stomach at the top and it\u2019s sprinting behind you until you aren\u2019t floating mid-fall. It\u2019s the nearest feeling to a drop tower there is in terms of rollercoasters. The instant that holds the brake releases you into the dark pit it is non-stop airtime until you enter the brake run.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8212;-<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts &amp; favourites in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong><span class=\"s1\">Thank you for reading!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=600%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m an airtime obsessed gal. It\u2019s a sensation that never gets beaten in my opinion. A lot of my top 5\/10 includes numerous rides that demonstrate exactly that. Here are my top 5 airtime moments. I\u2019d love to hear all about yours too. Stealths Top Hat: This airtime is stunning. You race up to the top at such a speed but once you are at the highest point to the brake run the airtime is tremendous. It\u2019s the one element of Stealth I simply idolize. Wickerman Final Time Through Big Bob: You reach the turnaround point into a drop &amp; back through Big Bob (Wickerman statue). That airtime is out of this world. If you\u2019ve not already but let your arms are loosened up &amp; open within this section and watch how much airtime you get. Icons Bunny Hill: Admittedly the launch is nothing too extraordinary in comparison to the cable launches. But there\u2019s no denying that once you are off the initial launch and hit the prime of the bunny hill, that airtime is next level. It\u2019s lush. Thirteen Airtime Hills: It\u2019s in the title. But as you head through the woods the amount of \u201cvicious airtime\u201d as I call it is stunning. Your bum lifts then slam right back down, it\u2019s fierce IMO. Yet it\u2019s so perfect. Oblivion\u2019s Drop: There isn\u2019t quite a sensation quite like this. It\u2019s practically as if you leave your heart &amp; stomach at the top and it\u2019s sprinting behind you until you aren\u2019t floating mid-fall. It\u2019s the nearest feeling to a drop tower there is in terms of rollercoasters. The instant that holds the brake releases you into the dark pit it is non-stop airtime until you enter the brake run. &#8212;- I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts &amp; favourites in the comments! Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[1653,1787,3771,1856,1233,600,1472,2436,701,415,1801,1473,3751,1187,1540,2498],"class_list":["post-9677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-adrenaline","tag-adventures","tag-airtime","tag-fear","tag-fun","tag-rollercoasters","tag-scary","tag-terrifying","tag-theme-parks","tag-themed-attractions","tag-thrill-seeker","tag-thrills","tag-uk-adventure","tag-uk-rollercoasters","tag-uk-theme-parks","tag-uk-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/E5DD9D1E-1CEA-4BE4-B455-748F09A4E71D.jpeg?fit=1620%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-2w5","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9677"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9685,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9677\/revisions\/9685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}