Hi Maoraigh, Thanks for the reply. I think it is a bit of an energy management scenario, and the climb part is to reduce the speed and make any turn have less of a radius.
I think at cruise speed you would be below the Loop entry speed, so a half loop to roll-off at the top ( Immelman.) would be out of the question.
Maybe a pull up into a half Lazy-Eight, would give a tight turn around. I suppose it all depends upon your airplane type and your initial speed.
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