Originally posted by jetranger
You did not learn to fly the wrong way. In Europe and most of the world mode 1 the way you fly is common. .
Actually, on a 2 channel airplane, mode 1 would put rudder on the right stick and elevator on the left, not vice-versa. On a 3 channel airplane, right stick would be aileron and left stick would be elevator and rudder. What he's flying is mode 3 or 4.