ORIGINAL: darticus
I have a trainer and don't know why a 3D radio is set up differently. I mean the rudder and elevator is on right stick on a trainer but not on a 3D. Wouldn't this make the transition to 3D harder with controls different???
We're not on the same page here. For instruction with a 3 channel plane on a Mode 2 transmitter, they'll often be set up with rudder & elevator on the right, since there are no ailerons. A 4 channel plane with a Mode 2 transmitter would have the ailerons and elevator on the right, and the student would have no problem with the transition.
You could set up your 3 channel plane, no ailerons, on a Mode 2 transmitter with rudder on the left stick and elevator on the right stick. That might be valuable, especially when learning to taxi.
Mode 1 transmitters have ailerons and throttle on the right, rudder and elevator on the left. Both Mode 1 and Mode 2 are common. If you learn on Mode 1, you'll probably fly or do 3D on Mode 1. If you learn on Mode 2, you'll probably use Mode 2 later.
Good luck,
Dave Olson