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Originally Posted by buzzard bait
Well the other guy has flown one, so you can't go wrong there. I mix some rudder with aileron on my WWI types because the ailerons don't have a pure roll axis effect anyway, they also induce adverse yaw. So I figure I might as well take some of it out with coupled rudder. But I don't rely on right stick only, I use the rudder stick too.

Where I differ with his is "you'll kill it" if you mix in rudder. Did he actually try that? How much? That part sounds highly dubious to me. But suit yourself. It's true that if you use plenty of rudder on the turns you won't need coupling.

Jim
Hey Jimmy: Glad to see someone knows what the Left thumb is for. U'd be Surprised at the number of Long Time R/C (I'll use the word) PILOTS, say they don't need "No Stink'N Rudder" That's for steering on the Ground only. Just stand next to some (PILOTS) while landing and watch their Left Thumb. I've seen guys (Not PILOTS) leave their left thumb compleatly off the stick and lying on the radio ounce the pull the power off, to land, till the plane is on the Ground. Unbelievable.
As an intro pilot I've had several O'L Geezers come to our club (Because they get 2 months FREE AMA and club privileges) w/ these rudder/elevator throttle/3 channel cubs. Anyway I try to convince them to put the rudder back on the rudder Chanel not the aileron Chanel. Those that have, when the they graduate to the ext 4+ Chanel (Mustang) they tend to over control with the "RUDDER" go figure.
Anyways keep the left stick/thumb mov'en ... Just like us Tail Dagger Pilots do our Dance on the Rudder Peddles.
Remember the rudder turns the Plane the ailerons BANK it.