Barnyard BOb wrote in message Next time you do the loop.....
pull 2.5 g's IMMEDIATELY upon entry
at redline and stay with it, if you didn't.

That's were I screwed up. The elevator isn't nearly as effective as the
horizontal stabilizer. I should have run full nose up trim in addition to
pulling back. Tyhen I'd have gone over the top before the airspeed
dissipated, I think. I'll have to wait for next year's checkride to find
out.

D.