ORIGINAL: hon
Thank you all for your valuable input. I can live with mode 2 which is just swapping the stick around. It is like flying in right hand seat of an airplane. One more question is that: why ppl fly mode 1? I find it hard to separate pitch and roll into left and hand hand.
What you learn first is what typically feels best. So if your teacher flew Mode 1, you will probably fly Mode 1. Again, I don't really think it matters all that much.
If the steering wheel of all cars were in the middle of the car, then that is what you would learn and that is what would feel natural. Having the wheel on the left or right in your car feels normal. Driving a car that has the wheel on the ohter side feels odd.
Ihave heard that Mode 1 may have some slight advantages for competition pilots, but if this is true, Iwould suspect it is marginal at best and probably falls back to flying what you know.
At least with Mode 2 you will likely find other pilots flying this mode as well. And you will likely have more choice of radios.
Whatever works for you.