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Sorry about the strange audio drops... I just didn't want to discard the content.

Really rates depend on the plane. But A good starting expo might be 20%. Give a bit of soft at the center. But often the controls are not very effective. Be careful above that unless it has a lot of throw. Like the Tundras and things it has a good roll rate as opposed to the bixler or something.

GReat Question. Cruising Speed and put a Throttle Elevator Mix in for full throttle.

@@MichaelWargo Thank you very much I've seen many different answers but I trust yours 👍. I'll try this

Actually I've never tried so I don't know for sure

I would think they would interfere.....like say you were in flight mode 2 and it already has a rate so if you program rates to another switch does it just flight mode 2 rate go away if it's switchd I into the "4th rate"

Not sure what radio you have, but you probably have the option for an additional rate switch. Up to 5. Look at the flight MOde menu. you should find it.

Make sure your expo is setup correctly. If it is 75% in the wrong direction, it will be nearly unflyable. Example: With Futaba and Spektrum negative and positive expo points have completely opposite outputs on the control surface. Flyer Beware!

I would never use more the 50% expo. Make sure the expo causes the graph trace to get flatter in the center, not steeper. Spektrum uses positive numbers; Futaba uses negative numbers.

On spectrum and Futaba it is easily done on the radio to assign additional rates on another switch. On my spectrum, I added the bottom right switch normally people assign to throttle cut. When it is up, and regular switch is in middle position I get the fourth rate. I believe 5 different rates is possible.

I use two switches to get 5 rates using flight modes. The first switch is the B switch. The second switch is the stick position switch (SPS) on the rudder stick. I set the SPS so that it switches at 85% on either side of center. When switch B is in position 0, everything is in low rates. With B in position 1 and the rudder stick is deflected less than 85%, everything remains in low rates. But when I go beyond 85%, the ailerons and elevator go to high rates. This lets me fly smoothly as long as I don’t use all of the rudder, but when I peg the rudder I get full throw. Essentially, I can take off in low rates, flip B to the center, fly the whole flight without having to flip a switch, and flip B back to low rates when I’m ready to land. Position 2 of B switch puts all of the controls into 3D mode. Also, when switch B is in positions 1 and 2, I use an idle-up mix on the throttle so that my electric motors blow a little air past the tail feathers like a glow or gas engine would.

@@txkflier Clevver use of the radio... I like it! IN all my videos I discuss why we should always take off and land in high rates, although I take off on lower rates for special take off maneuvers.

@@MichaelWargo On most of my planes, low rates is 70 to 80 percent. On 3D planes, I might set the low rates to 50% and the highest rates to 125%. My servo travel is always 100% unless I tweak it a few percent to match multiple servos on a single surface. I try to use as much of my radio’s resolution as possible.

@@txkflier One of the most important things in setting a plane up is travel adjust. IF you set all of your travel to 100% it is categorically wrong. This is not an opinion, it is an absolute fact. I have my setup guides you can find on the Hobbyking and PA websites as well as rc groups or in the manuals on the wargo design planes, I explain in great detail. Also there are several setup videos clearly describing radio setup. Travel adjust is set when rates at 100%. Travel adjust actually establishes what is 100%. Go to travel adjust... Then deflect surface all the way. Move the stick all the way and hold it. Then adjust until the surface cannot move any more. then back off 2 clicks. This maximizes resolution and establishes 100% of your surfaces potential. USually want to move to the surfaces physical limits. They will always be uneven. Best if between 120 and 145% Normally, up elevator for instance would be 138, then down elevator will be 129 something like that. Never exactly the same. IF you set to even degrees both sides move 1 side to max and match other. The adjust how far they move for your flying with the rates.

Same goes for me