If you are an experienced 4ch+ flyer and actively use rudder, be sure to mix it to aileron on your 3ch birds. This assumes you use the normal 3ch setup that calls for the rudder to be on the aileron stick. If you fly the rudder like I do, when you move to a 3ch plane you will still find yourself grabbing for it. So, just mix the rudder to the aileron.
I reminded myself of this over the weekend. I was flying one of those Horizon 3ch Cubs. I fly a lot of rudder at low speeds, like on approach. I was doing some very tight touch and goes and on one of the first the plane started to drift toward me, regardless of how much RUDDER I applied! Finally sensing my error I used the aileron stick to move it away. I mixed it for subsequent flights.
I reminded myself of this over the weekend. I was flying one of those Horizon 3ch Cubs. I fly a lot of rudder at low speeds, like on approach. I was doing some very tight touch and goes and on one of the first the plane started to drift toward me, regardless of how much RUDDER I applied! Finally sensing my error I used the aileron stick to move it away. I mixed it for subsequent flights.