Hey Twindaddy,
SPUD 37 here, your right to a point. In 3D you have to have a plane that is well balanced in all of the axis, this is the true key to 3D (rhymes huh). Although it is nice to have some mixes for knife edge and flat turns, the majority of 3D is the pilot & lots of practice. If you go to www.flyingcirkus.com, they have a few videos under 3D university that show that most high alpha is performed with the thumbs. Spoilers help with some maneuvers as well. So get out there and practice, practice, and more practice........

Well guys went out in the muggy hot damp S.Fl weather today.....Got some really great flights in. Wind was down to about 3-5Knots, and steady. Playing with the mixes and just can't seem to get my knife edge dialed in. So went and practiced snaps and spins. Really flattened one out just a kick of throttle, man it was great. With the snaps on my mid D/R I brought the rudder up to 75%, & that just whips the UCD around like crazy. Grass is getting long so I had alot of shavings to clean but well worth it. Started to drizzle so had to pack it in. Not going to get much flying in for the next couple of weeks, as I am on vacation, and heading out to SC to TN to AL & back home with a stop at Mickeys place. But I'll have the lap top with my real flight to keep the thumbs in check, and also to follow the thread.


SPUDs on final gears three in the green.............