Hey folks! Thanks for getting back to me!
I'm strictly using the MZ-12/GR-18 combo right now, no other FC. I had planned on using a NAZE32 as well but, I could never get it to even sync with my old Mac (probably a dead board, according to the help on this forum), so I've abandoned that for now while happily learning to fly.
I'm ONLY flying LOS right now and enjoying the snot out of it. I'll get into FPV soon but I'm in no rush, as I'd love to become proficient in LOS before moving to FPV. So, camera angle is a non-issue aside from a GoPro I throw on if I really want to record my flight.
PsyBorg, you mention additional flight modes, which would rock, but I'm guessing that's when you were assuming I'd be able to tweak things in beta/cleanflight? It's too bad really, because what you're describing sounds just like what I want. Any other suggestions maybe?
Basically, I feel pretty confident whipping this thing around now and would just love to up the ante. I've been flying micro-quads indoors for years, moving up to mini-quads has been pretty seamless so far. I may just need to take the leap to rate mode. (Funny story: at first I was flying in rate mode for two days before I realized it wasn't horizon mode. I had a few crashes.)
Specs incase it matters:
Versacopter
F80 2200kv (uh-huh)
Lumenier 30a escs
Mz-12/Gr-18
And I'm torturing (or trying not to) some 3s batteries while I wait for a few 4s batteries from banggood. So far they don't seem to hate me too much. Maybe I just need to wait for those 4s batts to indulge my need for more speed.