The Looping, also called an Inversion, can be seen as a natural extension of the Wingover. While a Wingover flows continuously from left to right, a Looping is performed as a single, committed rotation. It looks as if the final part of a Wingover is completed, drawing a smooth rolling circle through the sky.

Compared to a Wingover, the Looping carries much less energy on the exit. This makes the recovery calmer and more controlled, which is one of the reasons it fits naturally into an acro progression. In speed flying and speed riding, a similar movement is often referred to as a Barrel Roll. Before learning a Looping, a pilot should be fully comfortable flying clean, well-timed Wingovers.

To initiate a Looping, the pilot first builds energy to one side. Once having enough energy, the pilot exits the turn and commits to the rotation with a strong weight shift and brake input to the opposite side. As the manoeuvre develops, the pilot climbs high above the glider. At this point, putting brake pressure on the outside wing is important to keep the glider from collapsing.

Unlike a Wingover, the pilot does not move the body back to the outside when reaching the top of the manoeuvre. Instead, the weight shift stays to the inside, allowing the rotation to continue smoothly until the circle is completed.

For a safe exit, the rotation is allowed to continue until it naturally transitions into a simple spiral dive. From there, the spiral is exited gradually.