I had no idea that the phantom could do backflips

[N017RW]

Panicing mid-way through any maneuver will usually result in some sort of 'issue'.

It was one of the first things I learned when I started flying planks 30+ years ago (yikes, 30 yrs ago )

Get yourself together, plan the manuever, and follow thru!

As always... you can never have enough altitude when trying something new.
This gives you time to correct or recover.

 

[samd012]

In manual if you let the right stick sit at center the quad will drop like a rock, you need to be at about 3/4 throttle just to hover.

Whoa! I'm confused... the throttle is left stick, no? Why does it drop with right stick at center?

Also the best way to do a backflip is to have some forward speed going, when you do some of the forward speed will translate into a little bit of lift once you pull back on the elevator.

That sentence completely lost me. My brain just went into RTH mode

MY BAD, MEANT LEFT STICK!!!