This is awesome to hear! I love it. Piece of advice, point the top of your Tx towards the ground this will allow your wrists to be in line with your thumbs and it is far more ergonomic. My thumbs used to cramp up as well and I found that by holding my Tx low and down in front of me instead of flat, the angle between my wrist and thumb joint is not bent and walla cramping was gone. It’ll take a minute to get used to, yet it does work.

You’re spot on. And it goes to show you that you can actually fly with your rates not entirely dialed in, you just have to work harder at it. I’m happy to hear that pointing out the subtleties helps to make sense.

It’s such a fun discipline to learn. I’m happy to hear that you’re begging to fly 3D as well! Take your time and practice often and you will get there. I love that you look forward to my videos. I apologize for the gaps in time, it is a lot of work doing them by myself. Are there any topics you would wish for?

Everything you teach is a topic for me. To be honest, it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm the novice that I don't event know what I want to know.@@RC-Air

Everyone that is good was a beginner at one time. Just practice with intention and practice a lot. Don’t get discouraged when it’s not easy, embrace the challenge and have fun.

Thank you and the high speed stuff is way outside of my comfort zone for sure. I hope you found the humor in my attempts. Thanks again for taking the time to comment, it truly helps.

@@RC-Air i like that you didn't edit it out! Sometimes the pro cuts don't give you a realistic look at how most people fly

@@yodecaf I’m not gonna lie, it’s so tempting to cut out the mistakes. Yet I hope in the long run people will have the same appreciation for it as you do. We’re all talented in different ways. My goal in keeping it real is to show that while I’m good at some things I’m just a scrub when it comes to others. We can all get better together.

@@RC-Air definitely. Watching you has made realize how Jerky my flying is. Watching your vids has made me be intentional with my throttle use and strive to make my transitions graceful

@@yodecaf ahh man you hit me in the feel goods! When I fly, my absolute favorite complement is when someone says “Man that was smooth” because that is what I strive for. I’m so happy to hear that you not only recognize it, you are working to implement it in your own flying. That there makes all this work worth it!

Thank you! I genuinely appreciate your feedback.

Welcome to the dark side! Yes it is definitely challenging yet well worth it when it all comes together. I struggle with vision issues for a really long time as well. Low and slow and up close is a good solution. The video that I’m currently editing focuses on flying small and close. Just focus on flying steady and avoid anything abrupt, it will come together. I’d love to see your progress in time!! Best of luck.

It sounds like your tail is just not getting enough air across it to hold it down or your ailerons are over correcting. Try moving your expo on your ailerons to 70-75%, increase your throw on your elevator to at least 49 degrees or as high as 55 (I almost never go above 50 myself) and make sure you are using enough throttle to hold the tail down. You may want to consider going up in pitch on you prop slightly as well. If you have the time review my inverted harrier video. I believe that may help you with your issue. And... some planes are just really tough to get them to behave.

Everyone has a different way of doing things and the beauty of it is that nobody is wrong. The goal here is more to show someone what I am experiencing with the different rates and expos in the hope that they may be able to better dial in their planes by knowing what to look for. I know plenty of pilots the never flip a switch and conversely some flip switches so often they sound like a typewriter when flying. As long as you’re having fun and your skills are not limited by your set-up I’d say you’re definitely on the right track.

Thank you for the appreciation and taking the time to comment!

It’s an interesting thought. I do the same thing with my 3D rates and rolling harriers. That is how I fine tune the expo. The problem is for most people learning the rolling harrier is the moon. I’ll play around with this idea a bit more.

Thank you for the kind complement. I'm sorry the subtitles are somewhat confusing. The essence of what I am trying to demonstrate with this video is the slower you fly, the more sensitive your elevator needs to be OR if you prefer to use more expo you will need to compensate for that by increasing the thrust over the tail by either surging the throttle or using a higher pitch propeller. As far as advice for someone new to 3D, start by getting a good quality RC Factory foamy they are by far the best tool for learning. Then make sure that you are practicing constantly. Start with harriers and hovering and get comfortable with how the plane flies and reacts while in high alpha. Take your time and try not to do too much, make each maneuver intentional. Happy Landings!

@@RC-Air Copiado, gracias por la explicación y los consejos, los tendré en cuenta. una pregunta más, entonces esta lógica de mientras más lento menos exponencial o más empuje también se aplica a las otras superficies de mando como los alerones y el timón de cola ? Saludos desde Cuba.

While I will say yes it does apply to the rudder, I tend to use much more expo (70%) on my ailerons. I want my tail to be active and my wings to be stable when flying slow.