Thanks Dick! Will try those out on my next plane.

Tried a new set of flight modes for my HR today. They seemed to work well. My JR radio supports 3 flight modes and this is how I set them up:

FM0: this is the starting flight mode. Configured for conventional aerobatics and classic biplane slow flying. Full rates on everything. About 3 degrees down flap on both ailerons. Make sure you have enough rudder for knife edge and enough elevator for snap rolls and spins. I do all of my conventional aerobatics in this mode.

FM1: 3d mode. Full rates on all surfaces. 0 (none) flaperon. A linear NEGATIVE elev->flap mix (spoilerons); about 1/8" aileron deflection up when full up elevator is applied; about 1/8" aileron deflection down when full down elevator is applied. (Even as little as 1/16th deflection might be enough; still tweaking.) This helps stall the wing and hold high AOA at about 3/4 elevator. Makes "walls" eaiser. Works upright or inverted. Helps reduce wobbling in harrier/elevators. It's neat to watch the tail quickly pick back up to normal flight when you return to FM0.

FM2: super slow/landing mode. About 60% rate on everything. About 20 degrees down flaps on both ailerons. Be careful throttling back because the HR will really brake in this mode. It's easy to cut too much throttle and bring the HR to a standstill (and tip stall) while you are still two feet high. Ouch. But if you stay on the throttle you can do really nice 3 point landings with very little roll out.

Cheers
Clark