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 made its debut March 19, 1993 as Top Gun. This was Bolliger & Mabillard's second inverted coaster behind 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 as its partner, Afterburn at Carowinds.

The Park opened the ride in 1993 as the first custom B&M Invert. The roller coaster opened as Top Gun. The color scheme when it opened was all black. The ride was 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 Top Gun theming was removed and the name has changed to Flight Deck. Later in 2014, the color scheme of the track and supports were changed to red and white, respectively.

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