So this morning at the field I was having a great time flying huge, fast, figure 8's with my 550 :). On my last battery of the day, I flipped the mode switch into Idle Up 2, for 100% throttle and +\- 12 pitch curves. I climbed up high and slowed to a steady hover. I then put in a little positive collective then pulled full back elevator. When I saw the rotor disk, I went to 0 pitch , then negative when it was inverted, and back to positive pitch as I came out of the flip. I made it without losing much altitude. I did it a few more times to get the feel for the flip rate, then switched back down to IU1 and finished out my last pack of the day.
Next time I'll try it a few more times, then work on doing it down lower to get it on camera.
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