I don't think the subject is exactly right because I'm not so much doing something wrong as I'm just not doing it right. lol.

First off, I have been flying for about 6 years now and have just started to try my hand at 3D flying. I have a DP Ultimate with a YS120 on it. I've had it for about a year and am really comfortable flying it in normal mode now. And like I said, I've just started to try and learn 3D. One of the biggest problems I have is that we have a fairly small flying club and nobody else here flies 3D, so I don't have anybody that I can watch/learn from.

I guess my biggest question would be what kind of vertical performance can I expect from the Ultimate/YS120 combo. BTW, I am swinging an APC 16x8 prop on it. I have been able to hover a little bit and have held it in the hover for almost 2 torque rolls. But the way I get into to the hover is full throttle up until it stops going up and then try to hold it there. I know that this isn't exactly correct because I do have a hard time seeing the plane controls once it stops going up.

What kind of vertical should I expect??

What throttle setting should I be hovering at??

What is preferred method of getting into the hover/torque roll??

Shouldn't the DP Ultimate be able to pull itself up and out of the hover???

As I don't have anybody at our field to help me, I really appreciate any and all advice that I can get from all of you out there.

Thanks in advance.