On the sencond flight of my MA i hit a small branch and it fell but the drone cought its self before hitting the ground, this had me thinking, is there a way to get the drone to do a controlled flip?

No, you cannot perform a controlled flip with the Mavic Air.

If flips are your thing, you might enjoy the Tello:
https://store.dji.com/shop/tello-series

Hi, thanks for reaching the DJI Forum. We do appreciate bringing this query to us. Mavic Air does not have a controlled flip feature. Thank you.

If the drone flips then you're in trouble!

There is a way but not telling Do some more research

Interesting. If you’re holding the Air with the blades turning and flip it on it’s side it shuts down so you’d need to be really quick on the restart to stop it hitting the deck.

If you want a drone that flips then Tello is the way to go.