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Old 04-05-2010 | 09:03 PM
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ORIGINAL: nitrosportsandrunner

i am going to have to ''de-program'' myself. i am so used to turning with the rudder.
I don't think so.
You are "programmed" to control the throttle with your left hand and the steering of your model cars with your right hand.
Using Mode 2 shown above will keep the same coordination in your brain.

Forget about turning airplanes with the rudder, you have been turning your three-channel models by banking them.
Like motorcycles, airplanes need to bank while turning.

The combination of wing dihedral and rudder input induce a roll, and the turn just follows.
However, that does not happen for many models with no wing dihedral, even when rudder is input.
Rudder only function is to yaw the model around a vertical axis.
Aileron only function is to roll the model around a longitudinal axis.

Just fly like you have been flying; later on, you will learn to use the rudder for other maneuvers but turning.

Yes, you also need feeding elevator for a turn at constant altitude.