I was thinking when Ka gets old they should start running it backwards if its possible or like 2 trains of the 4

I just seen the Video of SFMM that in 2011 they will be running Superman the escape backwards which should make it a pretty cool ride looking straight down

I'm not sure if they would even try because of the forces on the Launch   Maybe a slight wipe-lash ? or people would complain  about it
but it would be cool

what are your thoughts

i think it would be bad because of the forces.... but thats just my thought

I'm for it. Just I don't believe many people would take the "please keep your head against the harness during the duration of the ride." The i305 harnesses also make the ride much better in terms of comfort going forwards; with that said I do believe it does have some possibility and can become a good prospect by how supes:te works next year.

ATSM standards would really be the determining factor. For 3.5 seconds of acceleration facing "Eyes Forward", the limit for an OTSR is 2 Gs. But, as we all know, Ka's OTSR is a glorified lapbar, and the ATSM limit for a "Base Case" restraint is 1.5 Gs. Most estimates for Ka's launch put in in the neighborhood of 1.5 Gs. It might just be too extreme for a backwards launch. I know I wouldn't particularly look forward to that...especially once you reach the extremely powerful pull-up into the tophat.

That alone may be a bigger reason than the ATSM standards for why it won't happen

It's not just insurance...it's the legislative, regulatory and political environment as well...