RE: Futaba 12Z programming question.
You're more than welcome Shaz.
Anyway, have a look at what I wrote down there. It gives you an idea of the programming philosophy on the Futaba 12 radios.
Assigning the mix to a flight mode is the next step up in terms of programming. Flight mode programming is very nice because it includes a whole set of features that can be specifically assigned for each mode:
1) Neutrals
2) Travels
3) Flight control positions ( like flaps and gear )
4) Mixers behaviour ( like in that case mixer off when the gear is up )
3) Trim effectiveness
5) Timers
And so on...
For example, my basic jet configuration ( the one I use as a base program for all my jets ) includes 3 flight modes: clean, takeoff, landing.
These flight modes are associated to the flap lever position. Flap up = clean, middle flap = takeoff, flap down = landing.
"Clean" has reduced travels, a little bit of expo, 3 D/R positions for the elevators and ailerons set at 100%, 80%, 70%, elevator offset = 0, flaps offset = 0, crow = 0
"Takeoff" has higher travels, a bit of expo, 2 D/R positions for the elevator and ailerons set at 100% and 80%, elevator offset = 30, flaps offset to requirements, crow=0
"Landing" has full travel, no expo, no D/R, elevator offset = 50, flaps offset too requirements, crow preset