ORIGINAL: Salinas Hawk
Seems obvious to me too, but then again we could argue all day : and aside from what real fighter pilots use, mode 2 proponents would be out of arguments.
I just cant make up my mind.
Keep the feedback coming guys. It is really very informative and interesting so far.
At this point I am leaning back towards mode 2,
Respectfully, Salinas Hawk
I fly Mode 2 myself, simply because I'm right handed and I like to pretend it's a "real" aeroplane. As far as I'm concerned it's a hobby, for amusement, not a competition (although for some it is!).
I always thought that Mode 1 was Ailerons and Elevator on the Left stick as opposed to the right stick. Silly me!
Whenever I had a full-size general handling test, I always did better in aircraft that required the use of the left hand for the control column, even though I'm right handed. A senior RAF instructor offered the opinion that this was because the act of controlling an aircraft is principally an artistic endeavour, which is a right-brain activity.
By deliberately forcing use of the left hand and therefore the right brain, one stimulates the correlation between the appropriate motor and cognitive skills.
I've never tested that theory on models on the grounds that I'm paying for the plane!