Perhaps a tether as a backup?

From the cable coming down & causing injuries?

Well done! Brilliant!

Friction brakes do stop things fast, I hit the e stop on a coaster for instance and it slams into the first set of brakes and won't budge. So think on that, if you hit it in the up stroke, what if they don't stop and sit at the bottom? What if it stops and it's 10 or more feet off the ground?

I'd leave it the way it is. Knowing the system if it were able to just ride stop or do a failsafe mode like an S&S tower and slowly descend or open the valves and purge the tanks except for the ride carriage and slowly release that pressure, sweet. However, the way this ride works to control that pressure like that could actually cause an issue, think if you need to purge those tanks instead of slowly releasing them..

The ride operated as intended and everything worked as expected, everyone is alive, it was a good day.

I think we are talking about different braking systems.

But thats fine.....I'm just pulling you know what out of you know where.

Thank you for being bold enough to say what I was thinking but not willing to say myself.

jcgoble3, who needs to stop biting on stuff like that

Least he's not as bad as Martha Stewart over at the Plain Dealer lately

Hey! That's not very nice...to Martha Stewart.

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Thank you for being bold enough to say what I was thinking but not willing to say myself.

jcgoble3, who needs to stop biting on stuff like that

Yeah, I have had enough of the trolls. I also am going to just start reporting the trolling behavior... Now get off my lawn! lol

i was at the park today and noticed that Skyhawk no longer has cables

Skyhawk, as the name of an attraction at Cedar Point, is always capitalized here.

Fixed

The park has been working on getting cables back onto the ride.

Is this the first accident of S&S's Screamin' Swing model?

No, the cables that actually swing the arms broke previously.

Side note: Here are a few pictures of them working on installing new cables: https://www.facebook.com/coastercrew/posts/516082661858688

Poor ride has been through hell the past two years unfortunately, and it's older brother works perfectly all the time, everytime

Which is it's older brother? I'm not well versed in S&S Screaming Swings.

At silver dollar city?

Im not a ride tech or engineer, but wouldnt every bolt on that swing arm need to be inspected? I know on a boat when a rigging snaps, it can cause everything else that works on that tension to become loose.

Referring to the other S&S in the park.

I guarantee everything on the sweeps AND probably everything from the compressors to the ride will be inspected given the state's involvement this week.

Oh I wasnt implying it wouldnt be.... Here is a better question: Does that arm work on tension or is the line just used to pull and release (I have not ridden it nor anything like it)

Honestly not entirely sure. For what I gathered the cables actually had a bit more tension than I expected, I figured they were just there for slight additional support. I would bet everything is getting torque tested and checked twice. I'm just curious as to S&S's involvement this week, I'm sure we'll see soon. Hopefully now not a shorter ride cycle.

The cables getting installed just help hold the sweeps together, they have nothing to do in regards to ride movement, only two cables are involved in that. Here's a great article to explain how Screamin' Swings work (and hell just about every other S&S product)

http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/TechZone/PneumaticValves/Article/False/21800/TechZone-PneumaticValves

I thought you meant the Screaming Swing at Kennywood. It was down the other day, hope it's open on Sunday! I need my fix!

The cables getting installed just help hold the sweeps together, they have nothing to do in regards to ride movement, only two cables are involved in that. Here's a great article to explain how Screamin' Swings work (and hell just about every other S&S product)

http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/TechZone/PneumaticValves/Article/False/21800/TechZone-PneumaticValves

I'm a bit confused about one thing - what exactly is the purpose of the cables that connect from the top of the arms to the bottom (just above the headrests)?.

Explained in the first sentence..

Cables on the sides are the drive cables attached to the sheaves. Piston gets pushed by air either way, move the swing. All other cables just help hold it all together and keep it sturdy and not all the force moving into just the bolts

Explained in the first sentence..

Well I'm dumb.

I thought you meant the Screaming Swing at Kennywood. It was down the other day, hope it's open on Sunday! I need my fix!

Me too! Two more days!!!

Skyhawk has reopened with only one side operating. The side that had the failure is the side that is closed.

It'll run Def Leppard mode for awhile I'd assume

^ That's pretty clever.

Glad to hear it's running again because it's my favorite flat.