RE: SD 10G Flight mode clarification
The SD-10g will give you everything you want and more. You can set up several unique flight modes for each of the 40 aircraft (20 standard plus 20 more with memory upgrade) that you program into your SD-10g. The variety of available flight modes will be specific to whether you select "Aero", "Heli", or "Glid" for each model type, hence the comment that the flight modes are unique to each type of aircraft.
The SD-10g is a very flexible and versatile radio. It's a sound investment and a terrific value.