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The Amara Aviators ride at at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

...or you can take my path and just sit there in the seat and enjoy the sensation of flying in a circle through the skies.

The Amara Aviators ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

 Rocking and its uncontrollable feeling has never been a favorite of mine so my flights on the Amara Aviator were relaxing and tame while Bond went out of his way to work it.

The Amara Aviators ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

We were visiting Lost Island with a bunch of fellow American Coaster Enthusiast members as the North Central Region for an unofficial get together.  At one point during the afternoon we all took over the Amara Aviators for a "fly off" competition.

The Amara Aviators  ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

The rules for the competition were pretty simple entertain the North Central Regions representative Tom Nickerson.

The Amara Aviators ride at Lost Island Theme Park, Waterloo, Iowa

With the goal being entertainment I strapped into the Amara Aviator ready to win the competition.  Unfortunately my selection of show tunes that were sung with much gusto and little talent failed to impress the judge who choose someone who make their pod loop over and over.  Maybe I should have chosen some of the music from "The Music Man" over the Sinatra ("Fly Me To The Moon") that I belted out while circling in the skies over Lost Island.  Oh well, it is all is not about winning or loosing but having fun doing it.



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