Mode 2 - North American Standard

Right stick - pitch and roll

Left stick - speed and yaw

Don't think surfaces, think function.


Right stick is pitch ( elevator,elevons or canard) and primary roll/turning surface (rudder, ailerons orelevons typically)


R/E Throttle airplane, - That primary roll/turning surface is the rudder - it goes on the right stick. The rudder works with the dihedral in the wings to bank/roll the plane.

On a 3 channel aileron/elevator/throttle plane, ailerons go on the right sitck. They are the primary roll/turning surface.

On an elevon airplane, lke a flying wing, there are neither ailerons or rudder, the rollfunction is on the right stick.

On a V tail(called ruddervators) throttle plane ( no ailerons or rudder) the roll/rudder function goes on the right stick.


What is the point? Don't think surfaces, think function.

The primary roll surface, whatever it is, goes on the right stick. You fly just as you always do regardless of what surface is on the right stick as long as it is the primary turn/roll surface. This way you NEVERhave to worry where the rudder is. THATis the right way to set up a plane in mode 2.