You may have something there Phil. I had a snap with my Viper Jet under very similar conditions (just out of the top of a loop) but was able to recover with plently of altitude. No doubt I was slow and pulling some elevator but I was surprised at how abruptly and unexpectedly the snap occured. I've flown lots of jets through that same scenario and never had one do that.

Also surprising since the VJ is otherwise a very solid flyer and with its big wing, relatively lightly loaded. I had no reason to suspect radio or flight control issues so your explanation is as good as any.

Not sure what happened in this case since there was lots of altitude and VJ's1 explanation of his recovery attempts sound like what I did to recover mine. In any case, sorry for the loss.

Craig