No reason that a person can't. The only mix I use on my stuff is a rudder/elevator mix for knife edge. Everything else is done with only dual rates or expo. One of the old Futaba 6XAs would do most of what a person wants just fine.

I've played around with most of the carbon props and just about all of the wood ones. Many of them spin up better than the MSC but I just haven't found one yet that actually outperforms it in all areas. I might get a little more pull, but worse braking. More speed, but less pull. Marginally the same pull but less positive at harrier speeds. Good speed and braking but slow (weak) coming out of a hover even with higher rpm. It was and is the balance that always brings me back. Do try the Vess and let us know how you like it compared to the PT