Hey Rendegade, how's things? I just put the last 3 flights on the 170cdi in the flying test bench (about 25 in total) and not a single deadstick. It liked the 16x14 and 17x13 but hated the 18.1X10W. I'll be pulling it out this week and fitting it into my Aries :-)

I had a contact lens "shift" after a blink while flying a heli and that was fun (must blink more often) flying a 400 sized heli with only one eye, with no depth perception. Try driving your car for a couple of minutes with one eye covered and see how annoying that is...

I might come across a bit blunt at times but work does that to me, I guess the point is trimming is WAY more important than flying (for me). You shouldn't have to be holding in control inputs when flying most of any schedule unless you have a solid crosswind but thats a different ballgame. Some people burn a phenominal amount of fuel learning each little "odd thing" their plane does in each maneuver. Get the trimming close and you'll only have to cope with the same "odd thing" it does in every maneuver. :-)

Rendegade is right about the pause, it gives you a 1-2 sec breather and lets the plane's attitude settle into it's new flightpath before you upset it again, unless the pause is a downgrade :-)