i wasn't trying to start a pissing contest simply stating the facts. i said My 10X, the heli version, changes all those features with just a single 3 position switch (which mine only has 2 of and i had to have one of those custom installed for turbine control). i can select dual rates from any of the three single position switches for ail/ele/rud dual rate or i can have them selected automatically when i select flight mode N, 1, and 2. in my setups flight mode 3 activates smoke ONLY with it being proportional to throttle and has no effect on flight mode N, 1, or 2. I've been flying All my aircraft (helis/jets/props) with this TX for the last 9 yrs (and JR radios for the past 20+) so i think I've got all the In's and Out's of it figured out. as always YMMV. you can boast about your Futaba all you'd like, along with the help of Futaba's customer service back in the late 80s i made my decision to go with JR and I've never regretted it and your JR bashing won't change my mind now.

EDIT: if all you're looking for is a mode for inverted flight, JR has this wonderful feature on some of their older TXs called, get this now, Invert............. it made allot of heli pilots allot more dangerous then they already were because it required that you flip that switch as you went inverted and when you got in trouble you had to flip it again as you rolled back upright and that got a little too confusing for allot of them so JR removed the feature in latter TXs.

i could also set it up on mine by eliminating take off flaps in mode 1 and making mode 1 landing flaps (i don't use take off flaps on any of my jets) and make mode 2 inverted flight, but i don't have a problem holding a little up stick when inverted, if it's such a big problem for you, add a little negative expo to down stick and it'll help.