switching controls

[deano]

I fly mode 2,  thinking of switching the rudder and ailerons around. Has anyone done this is it? Is it easier to fly

[flybywire]

I believe DarrellW flies mode 1?

I';m used to mode 2, so think I';ll stick with it myself!

Andy

[Biffa]

I fly mode 2,  thinking of switching the rudder and ailerons around. Has anyone done this is it? Is it easier to fly

Whatever way you have the controls layed out on your TX, nothing will make flying easier other than practice

[DarkButterfly]

Whatever way you have the controls layed out on your TX, nothing will make flying easier other than practice

Spot on   

[deano]

Fair enough, I suppose practise does make perfect. I might take it into an empty shop unit in the shopping centre I work in. Just so i can trim it without wind

[flybywire]

Yes, that';s true, but I remember Darrell saying he felt it was easier to fly mode 1, it';s a coordination thing, maybe to do with being right or left handed?

[guest325]

I fly mode 2,  thinking of switching the rudder and ailerons around. Has anyone done this is it? Is it easier to fly

Technically that';s not mode 1, I am pretty sure it';s mode 4 (throttle and ailerons on the left stick and elevator and rudder on the right) to do this you would need a tx that will do it, quite a few don';t.
As others have said it';s what you get used to - it will not help with inexperience. I migrated from mode 2 to mode 1 when I changed from flying helicopters to planes because I just didn';t get on with mode 2, I still fly mode 1 with my quads because I don';t want it to mix me up when I fly my planes!
http://www.midnightsunrc.com/rc-transmitter-mode-1-vs-mode-2-modes-explained

[Marklincs]

I fly mode 2,  thinking of switching the rudder and ailerons around. Has anyone done this is it? Is it easier to fly

right so Mode 1 then

The problem you will find and depending on how long you have been flying is that when things go wrong you brain reverts to what it knows ie Mode 2

Example I can fly mode 1 at a push and I mean a push but when stuff goes wrong my brain does auto switch back to mode 2 and its not pretty after that :)

its not easy to unlearn a mode your used to

[deano]

Technically that';s not mode 1, I am pretty sure it';s mode 4 (throttle and ailerons on the left stick and elevator and rudder on the right) to do this you would need a tx that will do it, quite a few don';t.
As others have said it';s what you get used to - it will not help with inexperience. I migrated from mode 2 to mode 1 when I changed from flying helicopters to planes because I just didn';t get on with mode 2, I still fly mode 1 with my quads because I don';t want it to mix me up when I fly my planes!
http://www.midnightsunrc.com/rc-transmitter-mode-1-vs-mode-2-modes-explained

Although my radio does support this, I thought all I would have to does swap the servo leads around.

[guest325]

Although my radio does support this, I thought all I would have to does swap the servo leads around.

You could do that to try it out but it';s not good practice to do it permanently - too easy to forget what you';ve done after a while!