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Oh yeah - one more thing. I have the contoller set up with ailerons on left and elevator set on left. With throttle and rudder on right. Do many RC pilots fly like this? I've heard this is not the normal way? I've set them this way cause it represents more what a full size plane control stick is like. I've done a few hours in the air so this just feels comfortable this way...
A. That's Mode 3. Not common anywhere TMK, but perfectly flyable. It's really the equivalent of mode 2 suited to a left handed flyer. Flyers everywhere fly predominently mode 1 or mode 2.
B. What RCKen said in post #2.
C. With an IC .15 and especially if on 36MHz, you shouldn't be flying that illegally and uninsured in a public "park" -
anywhere.
D: Your "few hours in the air" will be of zero benefit in this particular instance. FWIW, mode 2 is the control orientation in other than civil lighties and airliners sharing a common throttle quadrant with the command pilot occupying the left seat. In all single seaters and dual tandem (per military, gliders etc), the throttle quadrant is on the left with right hand controlling elevators and ailerons on the stick/yoke.
E. Be part of the fun and the solution rather than part of the problem. Find a club & learn to fly, and do it where you should.