I respectifully disagre, CGr.

I certainly accept your reasoning that the OP is likely a fairly new pilot, though he hasn't said so either way. And stick-man, if we're incorrect in that judgement, by all means, accept our apologies.

Having said that, however, I hate to say it CGr...but i think you're guilty of a bit of 'old timer syndrome" on this one, my friend.

"Adding transmitter mixes" doesn't "detract" from any part of flying at all...at least, not unless you're up there programming mixes with the airplane in the air. *lol*. So to suggest that this mix or that mix 'detracts from much needed focus" is, in my opinion, a bit closed minded.

Transmitter mixes are as much a part of airplane setup as installing servos, plumbing fuel tanks, or tightening wheel collars. All of these steps really only speak to one end goal: We want the airplane to do certain things, so we install and set up the hardware/software necessary to get it to do those things.

So we're left with...what...two arguments?

That "throwing a switch" is too complicated for a new pilot? So..um..how is he supposed to shut the engine off after he lands? We're talking aboiut the SAME THING here...throwing a switch, or moving a trim lever, AFTER LANDING, in order to get the airplane to do something we want.

Or perhaps that radio mixing is "too complicated" for a new pilot. At what point? Who says so? is reversing an aileron in the radio ok, but using sub trim isn't? Or is sub trim ok, but p-mixes aren't?

Sure...it's about flying, and having good, safe, enjoyable experiences each time out, especially as a new pilot. I 100% agree.

But isn't it also about learning how to make the airplane behave as we want it to? For some of us, radio programming is "easy peazy lemon squeezy", for others it's a "nightmare of epic proportions"...

But come on, man...is FLIPPING A SWITCH after the airplane is ON THE GROUND really "detracting from the needed focus during the most cirtical part of flight"?

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stick man : Despite everything I've said above...if all this mixing/servo programming wharrgarbl starts seeming frustrating or daunting, by all means, the guys above are 100% correct, in spirit anyway. Don't let complicated setup stand in the way of simply enjoying the airplane. I may have busted CGr's chops a bit above, but I respect him an awful lot, and think he's probably got the right general idea...fly first, complicate later.

And they're right...unless it's a bit of a brick glider, the cub will slow down PLENTY for landing in even a small area...so don't get too worked up about things.

However, if you're a nerd..or a wanna be nerd...then there's some suggestions for throwing a nifty mix in there that'll bring the plane to a screeching halt in roughly 2.4 nanoseconds.

I probably just get carried away on such things, since we nerds like nerdy company.

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