Casey,

I did the experiment today using 3 different planes with 3 flights on each and what I found was pretty much what I posted earlier. I wouold like to suggest that everyone try this little experiment. You may be amazed at what you really do see and do and if you can use the list below and have someone take the notes while you describe what you are doing so much the better.

I can defintely see where doing this will help improve your flying in more ways than just the purpose of the thread but it's well worth the time and effort. I am normally a pretty decent pilot (not bragging, just trying to make a point) and have had competition pilots watch and rate my abilities and doing this little thing showed me that little thing that I was missing to be even smoother and more precise and safer

Here is the list of what I looked for:

1.) Takeoff
2.) Low speed pass
3.) High speed pass
4.) Vertical climb
5.) Vertical dive
6.) Inverted level flight
7.) Inverted climb
8.) Inverted shallow dive
9.) Knife Edge
10.) Fast roll
11.) Slow roll
12.) Four Point roll
14.) Tumbles
14.) Landing

Things like stopping a roll precisely where I wanted it, keeping the line straight on all of the rolls, vertical maneuvers, and Kinfie Edges. All items where way easier when there was a darker base color with contrasting shapes/letters/whatever (no geometric shapes on any of the test planes. I'm sure the opposite is true (light background, dark shapes) but all my planes are dark on the bottom with the exception of the WH Ultimate which is not finished being built yet so I could not test it.

The Funtana and the Extra where way easier to be more precise (which also has to do with the planes abilities) but I found it way easier to consistently stop the maneuver/hold a straight line, when there was more of a contrast. The speed of the maneuver was not too much of a problem but I am sure that a SIG Something Extra rolling at half throttle on high rates, no amount of contrast will help and it's a blur after 3 rolls anyway

Here are the 3 planes I used. All different types and abilities.