Hi Eddie,

For me, I select the rate depending on what I want to do with the airplane at the time. I must admit that I change rates more frequently when I'm flying something like my warm-up prop planes than when I'm flying a turbine (mostly because I'm still being cautious on them so far), but the same principle applies, especially since I'm using the same TX in each case.

Here's an example of one of my set ups: Low rates allow me to do (or more accuratley try to do) pattern-style smooth maneuvers where I can do something like a 6 second slow roll without having the roll rate change on me during the maneuver because of lack of resolution of my finger movements (I don't have the world's steadiest hands!); then I might switch to medium rate elevator, low rate rudder and medium rate aileron to go do some pylon racing; the rate selected here allows me to pull full elevator stick in the turn without worrying about a high-speed stall happening; then I might select high rate everything to go do some snaps, tumbles, etc.

If I simply maxed out the control surafce movements in a single rate that's set for doing tumbles etc, then my slow maneuvers would look like krap (despite the expo), and I'm more likely to screw up in a pylon turn.

BTW, I also run completely different expo settings in each of my rates.

Bottom line tho, is run what you're comfortable with. I'm not trying to convince you to change to my way of flying - just explaining why I like having multiple rates for the way(s) I fly.

Oh, and regarding the kit vs non-kit point - yup, most folk probably just fly kits. For turbines, that's true (so far) for me too, though for prop planes its not - so if I'm going to have a radio with lots of rates to use with things like my upcoming Profile Pig (TM ;-), then I may as well use that in my jets too !

Regs,
Gordon