Flight Deck

Flight Deck is a steel inverted roller coaster located at California's Great America in Northern California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Flight Deck opened on March 19, 1993 as Top Gun, which was Bolliger & Mabillard's second inverted coaster after Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America. The third inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard opened a little under two months later at Six Flags Great Adventure. Flight Deck at California's Great America isn't quite as tall, nor as fast or long (in length) as its partner, Afterburn at Carowinds.

History
The Park opened the ride in 1993 as the first custom B&M Invert themed around the film Top Gun, including the playing of music from the film's soundtrack in the queue area. After Paramount sold off Great America to Cedar Fair, along with all their other parks in 2006, the name of the roller coaster was changed from Top Gun to Flight Deck. Later in 2014 the roller coaster was repainted with red track and white supports.

Ride experience
The ride begins with a small right-hand turn followed by the 102-foot (31 meter) lift hill. The drop at the top of the hill begins with a sharp left turn. After the initial drop of 91 feet (27 meters), the train reaches its maximum speed of 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour). Flight Deck then enters a vertical loop. The ride then performs a banked 3/4 turn to the right followed by a zero-gravity roll. Following this, the train makes a short dive under the entrance sign and then banks left into a flat turn, passing the ride's station. After this, there is a shallow drop immediately followed by a  corkscrew over a nearby pond. The ride features another 3/4 turn, this time banking to the left. Finally, the train turns right into the loading station.