actually...maybe when you hover this may be a time when you actually would want quicker responses in the center of the stick!

I have noticed during hovering that 3-d rates are really not necessary....what is really needed is quick responses to react to whatever the plane is about to do...it seems that once the plane falls out to far from it's hovering position all the 3-d rate in the world won't get it back on-line unless you goose the throttle some to straighten it back out !!