Thanks Mike for your reply... some of the comments you've made are in the AMA comp hand book which deals largely with downgrades and the like which I deal with later. I no longer compete and just want to get this schedule looking better than it does now for my own personal self-satisfaction - and this one is tough for me, but not some others in Advanced and above classes as well as the higher level IMAC people. What I hope to get from this forum is a reply on TECHNIQUE- the actual stick imputs for a neg snap from inverted and how to keep my heading and track on that 45 degree dive and a smooth transition into inverted flight.