Hey Ilike,

Don't get too disheartened with all the advice. It's your plane and you can set it up however you like it. You can talk to every winner at competitions and their set up will be different..........no two the same. And guess what? They are all great sticks!

In Air Force pilot training I watched a lot of good pilots wash out because they were assigned to weak instructors. A weak instructor only learned one way of doing a maneuver, and they rarely acknowledge there are other techniques out there that also work. As soon as someone tells you "you've gotta do it this way".......politely nod and move on........

The flip side of the coin is, to become a better pilot, don't be afraid to try a new technique. It sounds like that's what you are doing here, and that's good!

Now, how about that expo...........

If you are having trouble keeping your straight and level.......well...... straight, then a little negative expo will help. If you are having trouble overcontrolling and your maneuvers are not smooth, it will also help there. If your straight and level is not causing trouble and all is smooth, then don't worry about expo. There are a lot of variables and reasons why some planes fly better with expo, and others fly fine with none. I'll go into them if you are interested, but I think this post is long enough for now.

CJ