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Effective pull G for IAC aerobatics?

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So thinking about my altitude loss in Sportsman. I am thinking that it is possible I am not pulling max effective G out of each maneuver.

By max effective G, I mean the Max G that retains the most energy and does not scrub it off. I think I recall that an S1S can pull about 5G before it starts to scrub off energy in a turn.

The question is: What G load should I be pulling say at the end of a vertical downline, like at the end of fig 1 and 2 in sportsman?
 

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