heli stick mode other than mode 2???

[bodywerks]

I was just wondering if anyone out there flies helis with other than stick mode 2. I am a mode 4 flyer with planes, but origionally found it to be cumbersome to do with helis, so I learned it mode 2, but it was basically just as cumbersome. I think the real hurdle was knowing what to expect and how to control a heli in general. So, today, I switched the aileron and rotor pots around in my CX radio so that I could try mode 4. It is like relearning all over again, but I think it will work better for me in the long run, especially for forward flight aerobatics. I found that the hovering maneuvers, like pirouetting circles had similar stick movements to a rolling circle on my plane on mode 4, but forward and backward flight maneuvers were unnatural to me.
BTW, I also have a CP that I just bought and am hovering it on mode 2 and today was switching between it and my mode 4 CX....I literally have a headache now!!!

[excelpoint]

Over here in Australia most of the guys fly heli's on mode 1. I fly them on mode 2. What ever you feel comfotable with is fine, some modes will be better for some things while others will be better for other things.

[Boogie]

Mostly mode 2 here, my friend has been flying them on mode 1, but recently he switched back (after 5+years of flying planes on mode 1!!)