Pete,
I agree with what George has said. The other thing I would like to suggest, is even though you want the high rate for high AOA stuff, put expo in. It's for that kind of stuff that expo is very important, without expo you could end up in a porpoising effect with your jet, at low speeds this can translate into a stall pretty quick. You want to have that high rate to hold the nose up, but you want it to be really smooth, having no expo in there is going to make it very touchy.
This is in big part why the 3D planes are set up with crazy throws and LOTS of expo. On a really high rate, you should have enough expo to still make it feel like you are on a normal rate around center with the extreme throw towards the end of your stick movement.
Just my suggestion
Jeremy