hello everyone, sorry i haven't gotten back to the postings. i set it up and then tried to find it and couldn't and happened to click on beginner somewhere and found it. thank you all for the input. as i have tried most of the suggestions, i have yet to go out and give it all another go. that will be friday. i haven't tried the exponential setting yet, i knew what it did, but i didn't understand how to set it up on my radio and exactly what the percentages meant until i got the rundown from a heli friend the other day. will be trying that in a day or two. i especially liked the righty-lefty thing. i too am a lefty and for some reason the rudder bit isn't my bag. i can fly great when i manage to get off the ground doing coordinated turns and all and even steer with it alone and kick it around on final approach and 3-point it nicely. and i did learn how to drive with a stick shift. the tail dragger is my first trainer and i really don't like the tricycle gear either. hopefully the expo will do me good. i was also thinking that there is no offset for the thrust factor like the 2* right thrust. would shimming the engine mount a little make a big difference?