It is very sad of course but it seems that some basics were missing. As Neil Williams said in his book "the most useless air is that above you" - that, has been shown to be the case time and again.
However I entered the second roll with no pitch input. Inverted during this second roll I found myself pointing toward the ground
Those who want to try it can easily sample the consequences - just make sure you have at least 3000'
below you.